Furniture Bolt Types: Frame Bolts, Wood Nuts, Socket Bolts and Minifix

The right fastener directly affects the strength of a piece of furniture and the speed of assembly. Here are the main furniture bolt types and where they are used.

Frame bolts and wood nuts

Used in sofa, armchair and bed base frames to join timber parts. Usually flat or round headed with a hex socket, working together with a wood nut that gives a metal thread inside the timber.

Socket (Allen) bolts and rivet nuts

Used in metal frames, table legs and mechanisms. Rivet nuts create threads in thin sheet and tubes. Class 8.8 is common for load-bearing joints.

Minifix and chipboard screws

Panel furniture uses minifix sets to join boards invisibly and chipboard screws for back panels, handles, runners and hinges.

Where to buy

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