A thingymajig

Not sure what you call these thingymajigs found on barbed wire fences - obviously to allow for tightening of the wire. Anyone out there know the answer?

[Casablanca]

A tensioner? No idea but great thingummyjig!

[julia]

Or wire strainer.. handy gadget.

[Valerie Chesney]

Great capture.. I think you have a barb wire tensioning tool to tighten the wire with this wonderful thingummyjig! Ha-ha what would I know!

[Pam Knowler]

The suggestions above sound right to me. Well spotted. Looks like you need to add the tag FOR2023.

[Wylie]

pretty sure you've got the function right no matter the name. nice POV

[Dawn]

A nice detailed shot and yes that’s exactly what it does but have no idea of the name

[Gosia]

Great composition

[LManning (Laura)]

Terrific composition and DOF.
Others here are correct. To be technical, it’s an in-line tensioner or strainer. Both terms are quite common.

[Babs]

Well spotted. Tensioner sounds good to me.

[Merrelyn]

I would have called it a tensioner too. Nicely done.

[Milanie]

Another first time sight for me!

[Tunia McClure]

I like your name for it.

[haskar]

Nice find. Great details and processing.

[Phil Howcroft]

you photographed your thingymajic well issi , looks rather dangerous too

[Graeme Stevens]

Great focus and DOF, and I’d call it a wire tensioner as well @julzmaioro

[Faye Turner]

Great find and capture

[Kathy]

It's got an unusual shape. I like the pattern of the circles at the top and bottom of the piece.

[Shutterbug]

Nice spotting. It seems odd that we don’t see more of them.

[John Falconer]

Well spotted. Great shot. I think most have answered your question about the thingymajig.

[Kathy A]

Get shot of your thingamajig

[Issi Bannerman]

@pamknowler Thank you, I'd missed that! Fixed. :-)

[Issi Bannerman]

@casablanca @julzmaioro @happysnaps @ljmanning @onewing @merrelyn @graemestevens Thanks to all for the technical names for this item! :-)

[Pat Knowles]

A very useful but of kit for a fencer!

[eDorre]

Cool shot

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Thingamajig sounds so much more interesting than in-line tensioner. (o; Good catch!