"Pretzel" Holds Fence Wire Tight

"Pretzel" Holds Fence Wire Tight FENCING Tools 31-1-29 It's much easier to keep steel fence wires tight with Roland Schmidt's new invention, the Fencer's Pretzel. It's a patented steel post attachment made from durable steel rod, which holds a strand of barb wire in position near the post, but still allows side-to-side movement if it's bumped or stretched. According to the Voltaire, N. Dak. inventor, the Fencer's Pretzel easily fastens to any "studded T" or "ripple T" steel post using commonly available T-post staple clips. For U-style posts, Schmidt offers a model with longer pins. The device can be installed on existing fences without modification to the posts or wires. This is because the simple pretzel's rectangular design is large enough to accommodate homemade splices. As well, there is a gap in the design to allow the pretzel to be placed over the wire and secured onto the post without the pretzel being threaded from the end of the wire. "The most difficult part of keeping steel fence wire tight is that fence wire clips must be removed before the wire can be retightened," says Schmidt. "The fencer's Pretzel allows the wire to be worked without removing the individual clips when the fence needs to be retightened." Schmidt markets the invention himself. It sells for $.40 each or $10 per bag of 25 (plus S&H). Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Sky Creek LLC, Roland Schmidt, 3139 û 11th Ave. N., Voltaire, N. Dak. 58792 (ph 701 626-7635; skycreek@juno.com; www.skycreek dakota.info).

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