post 36 and the surface of concrete structure 38 so as to provide a more finished appearance other uses not shown for fasteners 10 include partially embedding the fasteners in the mortar of a brick or block wall such that the fasteners extend horizontally so as to allow attachment of a rafter or the like to the wall in addition fastener 10 may be partially embedded vertically in a concrete foundation and the upper portion 24 of the fastener including hole 14 bent over and attached to a wooden sill plate by a bolt nail or clamp as was mentioned previously hole 14 in upper portion 24 of fastener 10 provides a convenient means for attachment of the fastener to a structural member preferably hole 14 is of an elongated configuration as such a configuration allows among other things the use of a lateral clamp bolt not shown with a pair of fasteners or as is shown in fig4 allows two fasteners 10 at the same vertical elevation to be crossbolted by bolts 44 to wooden post 46 fig5 illustrates a modified form of fastener 10 of fig1 where two l shaped brackets 50 have been attached to the fastener by means of bolt 52 and a nut not shown the bolt passing through hole 20.