OOK 535888 Professional Picture Hangers, Art Hangers, Brass, 10lb Max Weight (35 Piece)

These hooks are great for hanging items around and better to buy in bulk online than at the hardware stores

Easy to use. Not great if you have a picture that you want flush. Best for wire hanging.

Ive been using OOK picture hangers forever and without complaint--they were a 5 star product that was the gold standard for hanging art of any type. Recently, I ran out of my existing inventory and had to buy some 10lb hangers for the first time in a long while--and thats when I discovered that one of the best things about OOK hangers had been changed by the bean counters. Since the 10 and 20lb hangers will handle most household needs, I appreciated that OOK sized the nails for this weight capacity to be fairly thin and not that long, the better to leave just a pinhole in the wall. But now theyve switched to one-size-fits-all nails, so even the light load picture hangers get thicker, longer nails that leave a larger hole. I suppose this saves a few beans for the counters, since one size of nail is cheaper to manufacture and inventory than multiple sizes, but I will only use OOK hangers now for heavier loads. If youre doing multiple hangings of lighter objects--like a gallery wall of assorted photos--forget it! Youll be left with a mess of larger holes in the wall if you want to make a change. Dont you hate it when formerly great products cut corners and ruin what made the product special in the first place?

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I am a decades-long fan of OOK hangers, but they have now changed the nails to a MUCH larger size (diameter and length) than they used to be. I can see how that made sense for the higher weight hangers, but why on earth would one want such a tremendous nail for the tiny 10 and 20 pound sizes? A sizeable hole is now left whereas there used to be barely more than a pinhole. Im very disappointed.

I love them and have used them for years they make the tiniest holes so you dont damage the walls and they are very strong. I also like that they are not ugly so if you see them they dont look bad. They also make a great D-ring that you can put on items that dont have a place to hang from.

These are fake Not Ook the carbon nails are way too large. Part of the whole Ook thing is small holes that do not appear horrible when removed - these nails are seriously 3x larger in diameter than some i had already - never seen an ook nail this thick

Im not convinced this is any better than simply hammering a nail into the wall at an angle as these stick out from the wall quite a bit. Note the 10lb rating is only if nailed into a stud. Again, a raw nail is likely as effective. Only pro over a raw nail is the raw nail tends to get pushed flush against the drywall when hanging your doodad where this does not.

I have all sizes of OOK picture hangers and recommend them to my friends. Because the nail is thin, the hanger can be removed with little damage to the wall and it can be used again.

OOKS are the greatest product EVER for hanging things on your walls.