Description
Here is a Stainless steel fid with hardwood handle for making those eye, end, and running splices in twisted line. Hollow backside for ease of threading.
From Wikipedia:
A fid is a tool (basically a somewhat conical hollow spike) that can be fitted over the end of a strand and used to feed it through each loop as needed. It may be required for very tightly wound or large ropes.
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