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   desertrat | Dec 03, 2004 06:18pm | #1

   Use the stainless screws.  Even the new coated ones will rust eventually.

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   Jimma | Dec 03, 2004 08:34pm | #2

   Ditto. Why compromise?

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   user-450633 | Dec 04, 2004 01:07am | #3

   Best to use silicon bronze or grade 316 stainless screws(they will not rust) and 304 screws may over time near salt water or tannic acid in wood. If not plugging the bronze will weather nicely while the ss while stay shiny and visible.

   see McFeeleys and jamestown distributors, etc.

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   Michmesquite | Dec 04, 2004 09:52pm | #4

   I was going to suggest the bronze but stormin beat me to it. If the Cypress is left age naturally the bronze screws will age along with the wood and provide a complimentary look._________________________________

   Michael in San Jose

   "In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted." Bertrand Russell