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Fair Wind Fasteners strives to be your source for non-ferrous marine grade fasteners. At the time of writing this guide we specialize in silicon br...

Drilling a properly sized pilot hole is a big part of correctly installing a wood screw, but with all of the different screw sizes of screws, dif...

Want to know the torque values of your silicon bronze bolts, hex cap screws, tapping bolts, carriage bolts, fin neck bolts, and more? 651 and 655 ...

Bronze Screws in Your Canoe! We always love to hear from our customers about the projects they are undertaking. In fact, if you have a project of ...

What is the difference between a bolt and a screw? It seems that the terms are often used interchangeably, but there is indeed a technical differe...

Bronze has been used to screw together boats since the first threaded bolts were made in the 15th century, and going even further back to the bronz...

We get a lot of questions about the color of our silicon bronze fasteners from customers that are using them for aesthetic purposes. Let's face it,...

If you have some screws that are already in your project and you need more of the same size then you'll have to measure them to be certain you are ...

What is a carriage bolt and what is it used for? Carriage bolts, also known as coach bolts or cup head bolts in Australia and New Zealand, have a r...

What is silicon bronze? Silicon bronze is a copper based alloy which contains a significant addition of silicon. This low lead alloy exhibits sup...

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private non-profit that oversees the development of standards for products and systems in the...

I often get customers asking what head type to choose when ordering some of our silicon bronze wood screws. The answer is always, "Well... That dep...