From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from
Fastening) Jump to: navigation, search Typical fasteners (coin
shown for scale)  A fastener is a hardware device that
mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together.
Fasteners can also be used to close a container such as a bag, a
box, or an envelope; or they may involve keeping together the
sides of an opening of flexible material, attaching a lid to a
container, etc. There are also special-purpose closing devices,
e.g. a bread clip. Fasteners used in these manners are often
temporary, in that they may be fastened and unfastened
repeatedly.  Some types of woodworking joints make use of
separate internal reinforcements, such as dowels or biscuits,
which in a sense can be considered fasteners within the scope of
the joint system, although on their own they are not general
purpose fasteners.  Furniture supplied in flat-pack form often
uses cam dowels locked by cam locks, also known as conformat
fasteners.  Items like a rope, string, wire (e.g