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No one is diving Philips head screws anymore. Happy for this guy and I hope he finds a market for this, but I can't imagine who would buy it.

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Phillips is still prevalent in drywall screws due to the low torque required. But you don’t need pilot holes for drywall screws.

Indeed, and with a drywall bit, the bit cams out at the exact moment when the screw is deep enough. Yes the bits wear out eventually, but it takes a long time.

What are they driving instead?

Posidriv, Torx or Square.

Phillips has the annoying property that it is designed to cam out. That's OK for hand tools but generally ruins the bit when used in a power tool.

Informative, thank you :-)

But the cam out was made for power tools, auto industry specifically. These power tools (pneumatic) had a LOT of power and the screw was dimensioned to torque correctly during cam out.

Deck screws are pretty much all Torx these days. Phillips are still used, but mostly by people who don't know any better.

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