Correct way to drive a screw - GIF

[Philip Davies]

HA HA!! Reminds me, an employee of our family timber yard in Calif in the 60's, did building work as a sideline. He reckoned that the best way to drive a screw (typically a 1" X #8/10 door hinge screw) was to drive a pilot hole with a 16d nail, then drive the screw with a hammer leaving a couple of threads out and screw the last couple of turns! RIP Bobby Gene McDaniel....

Jim in Sunny South Coast NSW Australia
30 year expat from Beserkley/Orinda, Calif....

That (a hammer) is called a Brummigan screwdriver. This is insulting to Birmingham people. They are called “Brummies”. But to set a small screw in a small hinge, having marked it with an awl, it is something I do frequently, with just 2 turns to finish.