Tie wire twister

The tie wire twister is primarily used, among others by the farmer and the miller, to close (large) bags with a thin (approx. 1 mm) iron wire that is provided with a loop at both ends where the hook-shaped end of the twister is picked up. By pulling the (spring back) handle over the screw thread, the binding wire is twisted together.

The steel bender also uses this tool to bind the reinforcing bars - eg floor slabs - together into a net. A wire is tied around every intersection.

The thatcher use the bag binder when tying the reeds to the band rods with iron wire (1).

See also the wire twisting pliers. [MOT]

(1) They used to tie a knot in a toe (TREFOIS 1942: 188).