DrThunder88
Senior Cook
They almost look like spikey version of clamps used in a bench dog hole. I can't think of what they're called for the life of me. I want to say "hold-down clamp", but that doesn't sound right.
Guess what this is a photo of!
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expatgirl
Master Chef
What is a bench dog hole?
DrThunder88
Senior Cook
Why, they're holes for bench dogs!
Woodworking benches sometimes have holes down into them at some interval. A round stake that's longer than the hole is deep (usually with some sort of flat face on top above the hole) or "dog" is placed in the hole to keep workpieces from sliding around. Other tools like the clamping thing I'm thinking of also use those holes.
One kind of dog:
Heck, Rockler even has the clamps I was thinking of. Heck, they even call them "hold-down clamp":
Woodworking benches sometimes have holes down into them at some interval. A round stake that's longer than the hole is deep (usually with some sort of flat face on top above the hole) or "dog" is placed in the hole to keep workpieces from sliding around. Other tools like the clamping thing I'm thinking of also use those holes.
One kind of dog:
Heck, Rockler even has the clamps I was thinking of. Heck, they even call them "hold-down clamp":
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expatgirl
Master Chef
shoot and I could have had a V-8, Dr. Thunder (visualize man smacking his forehead)...........you might as well tell me how to post a picture on DC!!!!!!!! Jest kidding............thanks for the info.........had no idea what you were referring to but my hubby did............
DrThunder88
Senior Cook
Still doesn't help solve the mystery picture though. At one inch maximum dimension, I'm haphazardly guessing!
expatgirl
Master Chef
Well, we seem to be the only ones awake......so let's keep guessing.......Katie should be awake soon....I know that her kitkats are sleeping on her face as we speak..........sppppp.....sppppp......spppp......wake up Katie ...........time to get out of the bed...............
I'm up and have taken care of my babies. Buck won't fall out for another hour at least.
Yep, kitties are up and have had their breakfast food and warmed milkie. The new kittens are just now getting a bath from their mommy.
Yes, they are used in our business. I've never seen them in a hobby shop or hardware store, but a hardware store would be the most likely place to purchase them. No, they're not magnetic.
Sorry, Doc, not bench dogs. Buck has plenty of bench dogs, but these would definitely not work.
expatgirl
Master Chef
Good morning my dear.......and welcome to a beautiful new day.......I have not a single, solitary clue as to what the picture is that you've posted....I hope that someone more savvy comes along and guesses it like that......then I'm sending out a hit squad..........
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Drapery Hooks
What is your and Buck's business, Katie...... if it's any of my business......
Our business is twofold. Buck's end is custom furniture/antique restoration. Mine is interior design.
Andy, you call them drapery hooks. Can you expand on your answer? The "drapery" hooks I'm familiar with look a bit different.
You got what they are, pacanis, but what are they used for? That's the second part of the mystery.
mudbug
Chef Extraordinaire
to torture tenters, of course
Huh? What do you mean? Can you give an example?
What. You want me to copy and paste hte wiki definition?
I don't know.... something about stretching wool fabric over a frame called a tenter, then using these angle shaped nails to hold it in place so the fabric didn't shrink when it dried.
Is there something else?
I don't know.... something about stretching wool fabric over a frame called a tenter, then using these angle shaped nails to hold it in place so the fabric didn't shrink when it dried.
Is there something else?
What. You want me to copy and paste the wiki definition?
I don't know.... something about stretching wool fabric over a frame called a tenter, then using these angle shaped nails to hold it in place so the fabric didn't shrink when it dried.
Is there something else?
Never heard of such a use for the hooks, pacanis, and I've been using them for over 25 years. I've never seen them used for stretching damp/wet woolen fabric over anything. They have a specific use in decorating.
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
I was thinking of the hooks that you use to hang drapes. I think Pacanis has a better answer.
My mom used to have a big wood fraome with pins all around the perimeter and she would put her curtains (sheers) on it so they dried in a uniform shape. Looks nothing like the hooks you show though.
