Methods of producing a metal framing member having a plurality of screw
tunnels, metal framing members prepared using such methods, and metal
framing systems using such metal framing members. The metal framing sheet
in one aspect has an undulating surface where projections and associated
depressions are formed on opposite sides of the metal sheet in a
coordinated pattern. The metal sheets may be produced through the use of
rolls having a variety of patterns and/or projections and recesses that
the sheet metal is pressed between. In one aspect the rolls have a
honeycomb pattern that is advantageous in many ways including enhanced
screw retention, surface penetration, acoustical and thermal performance,
sheet rigidity and load bearing capability.