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    Quote Originally Posted by gatz View Post
    We employed old harness hames for (wire) gate latches. Easy to hook up.
    The curves in them lent them well for the purpose and the ball end was convenient.

    I don't suppose there would be too many around anymore, but if you can find them, they re-purpose well.

    We used to make a latching bar out of sucker rod shaped a lot like a hames when I was a kid
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