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75Plus:
This "Screwdriver" discussion reminded me of when I worked for Sears. At the time, late 50's, Sears sold a one wheel utility trailer. The single wheel was a caster and had a coiled spring all as a unit. It attached to the bumper at two points. The bed was made from wood and it had side boards made from 1 X 10's. The boards were attached to each other and the floor with 3" wood screws, about 3 dozen as I recall. One day one of the more conservative, i.e. lazy, workers was tasked with assembling one for a customer. He was busily driving the screws in with a hammer when the customer stopped him. Pointing to the slot in a screw he asked, "Do you know what that is for?" Returning to his hammering  he replied "Yes Sir That is to take the them out!"

John Hill:
I am reminded of a story of a court case between a builder and a new home owner.  The owner was disputing payment on the grounds of shoddy workmanship and was concentrating on the builder having fitted the window and door hinges by using a hammer to drive the screws.

The builder (according to the story) won the case as he was able to point to the specifications where it called for the screws to be 'driven'  whereas what the owner was demanding was for the screws to be 'set'.

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