What are Corrugated and Hog Ring Fasteners?
Corrugated Fasteners
You may have never seen or heard of Corrugated Fasteners before. But I assure you, they are everywhere. In fact, you’re probably sitting within 10 feet of one right now.
These nifty little time savers are the woodworking industry’s dirty little secret. They’re mostly used for joining 2 pieces of wood in order to form butt or corner joints.
Corrugated fasteners are ideal when aesthetics can be sacrificed for the sake of speed, cost and convenience. They’re the perfect solution when you need to join together 2 pieces of wood, where the joint will never be seen or looks are of little importance.
Typical applications include picture frames, cabinet frames, truss construction, furniture butt joints, wood frames for couches and mattresses, stud-to-plate connections, repairing pallets, and many more applications.
These devices are also very popular with painters who like to build their own canvas frames.
Corrugated fasteners are nothing more than a metal blade that’s embedded into 2 pieces of wood at a perpendicular angle as a means of holding them together. Their wavy shape also prevents the clips from sliding out, ensuring a fast-but-secure hold.
Hog Ring Fasteners
Another popular complement to Corrugated Fasteners are Hog Ring Fasteners, which resemble staples. They’re most often used for projects such as automotive upholstery, wire cages, fencing, gardening, and floral arrangement.
For any project dealing with wire, fabric or rope, Hog Ring Fasteners are a great time-saving tool.
If you spend a lot of time working with furniture, upholstery, picture frames, or commercial-grade wood projects, then you may want to consider picking up an air-powered Hog Ring or Corrugated Fastener gun to save you time and effort. They’re very convenient.
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