"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> "Eero Ahonen" <aer### [at] removethiszbxtnetinvalid> schreef in bericht
> news:46493945$1@news.povray.org...
> >
> > I can imagine Robertson as practical, but unfortunately it's damn rare
> > here, so I can't know for sure. Robertson is easier to make than torx
> > and for Robertson you can make a perfect key by yourself (well, you
> > _can_ for torx too, but it's not so trivial).
> >
>
> Never saw it in my place, to tell the truth. First time I even heard about
> it! So, it may be inexistant here...
>
> Thomas

Yes, a Canadian invention and arguably one of the best screwdriver types
that never got the international (or at least American) exposure it perhaps
deserves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_screwdriver
It is one of the most common used here in Canada for everything from wood
screws to metal screws.

However they can strip hideously if you use the wrong size head or don't
seat it well as I found out quite often while building my deck...

-tgq

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