S-Hooks

Our hooks are used to prevent wooden railway sleepers and trunks from cracking.

When a tree is cut down in the forest and not taken to the sawmill within reasonable time the drying saps, rainfall and dew work on the wood and the precious trunk begins to split and to crack.

As a result, the economic value of the timber decreases considerably. In order to avoid this loss the S-hook is driven into the core of the trunk with an axe or a hammer. The bended ends of the hook keep the wood perfectly safe together. Prior to further treatment of the trunk, the hook is removed again.

S-hooks are also an important means to stabilize the hardwood of railways sleepers. They are fixed to both face ends and thus prevent splitting of the sleepers.

Use of the S-hooks:

Trunk cracked without S-hook               S-hooks - various sizes


Trunk with S-hook inserted

Available sizes S-Hooks

Product	Length	Trading unit
Normal form	from   80 mm - 160 mm	sacks of 500 or 1000 pieces
Railway version	from 110 mm - 140 mm	sacks of 500 or 1000 pieces