Grommet be used purely decoratively for crafting. When used in sailing and various other applications, they are called cringles. Sometimes field workers refer to them as grunyons. If metal or another hard material has a hole made in it, the hole will probably have sharp edges. Electrical wires, cord, rope, lacings, or other soft vulnerable material passing through the hole can become abraded or cut, or electrical insulation may break due to repeated flexing at the exit point. Rubber, plastic or plastic coated metal grommets are used to avoid this. The grommet could also protect the wiring/cabling from contamination from dirt,
L. A. Ring H.A. Brendekilde L.A. Ring painted social realistic portrayals of rural laborers, but not as noteworthy as Henningsen's "En såret arbejder" and Brendekilde's "Udslidt". Ring does not attempt to cause pity or seek sympathy for the weak. Ring made a number of monumental portrayals of laborers, "Harvest" from 1885, "Drænrørsgraverne" also from 1885, "Arbejdere ved en vandledning ved Søndersø" from 1891, "Teglværksarbejdere", "Ladby Teglværk" from 1892 and "Sædemanden" from 1910. They are all painted in the large format approximately 185 x 111,5 cm except from "Drænrørsgraverne" with the smaller format 142,5 x 111,5 cm. The paintings all have a high horizontal