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[tidy]

what are the metel straps called that you bang into wood to stop it cracking it has lots of teeth in and gos across the crack in timber. you can see these in scaffold boards.
any help out there. thanks.and where can i buy some.

[welsh brickie]

they are called metal truss plates,Try your local builders merchants

[tidy]

ok thanks for your reply. will do.