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The Kreg #7 x 1-1/2" Face Frame and Pocket-Hole Screw is a fine-thread, washer-head screw sized for 3/4-inch hardwood stock. Packed 500 to the box, it is built for the pocket-hole joinery that brings face frame rails and stiles together cleanly, whether the wood is maple, oak, cherry, or another tight-grained hardwood.
At 1-1/2 inches, this screw is sized for joining 3/4-inch face-frame members at pocket-hole joints, the standard length for hardwood rail-to-stile connections. It provides enough thread engagement in the receiving piece without punching through the opposite face. Cabinet shops building full-overlay face frames in maple or oak, contractors assembling painted poplar frames on site, and custom shops working in cherry or walnut will all find this length dialed in for the joint. It also works for attaching a finished face frame to the front of a cabinet box when the stock and pocket geometry match.
The fine thread is the detail that makes this screw appropriate for hardwood rather than a coarse-thread pocket-hole screw. In tight-grained species, coarse threads can wedge and split the stile. The fine thread on this screw bites without displacing as much material, so it draws the joint closed rather than forcing the wood apart. The washer head completes the pairing: its broad, flat bearing surface distributes clamping load evenly across the pocket, keeping the joint aligned as it tightens. The Type 17 auger point handles chip removal on the way in, so the screw seats fully even in dense grain without burning or stalling.
This screw is aimed at anyone building or installing face-frame cabinetry in hardwood. A production cabinet shop running maple or oak frames through a pocket-hole jig will burn through screws quickly, and the 500-piece box supports a full day of assembly without a mid-job run. A finish carpenter installing pre-built frames on a kitchen remodel gets the same benefit from having a reliable screw ready at the right count. The square drive reduces bit slippage in awkward driving angles inside a cabinet opening, which is the kind of small detail that adds up across a full kitchen install.
Hardwood species like maple, oak, and cherry have tight, dense grain. A coarse thread displaces more material as it advances and can split narrow stiles. The fine thread cuts a cleaner path and draws the joint together without wedging the wood apart.
For softwood, pine, MDF, or plywood face frames, a coarse-thread pocket-hole screw typically provides better pull-out resistance in lower-density materials. This fine-thread version is optimized for hardwood stock.
This screw is sized for 3/4-inch stock. Set the jig collar and drill guide to the 3/4-inch material thickness setting when cutting the pocket. Refer to the jig manufacturer's guide for the exact collar position.
Yes, when the pocket geometry and combined stock thickness suit the 1-1/2-inch length. It is a common approach for attaching hardwood frames to plywood or solid-wood cabinet boxes with pocket holes bored through the frame's inner edge.
No. The washer head seats against the flat floor of the pocket hole, not in a countersunk recess. The pocket-hole jig geometry provides the correct seating angle and pocket shape for this head style.
When the frame stock is hardwood and the joint needs to close cleanly, the fine thread, washer head, and 1-1/2-inch length on this Kreg screw do the work. Five hundred per box means the supply keeps up with the job.
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