Hardwood Fid — 8″ Long, 1-1/8″ Butt

A turned hardwood fid, 8″ (203 mm) long with a 1-1/8″ (29 mm) butt, tapering to a point. A fid is the rigger's tool for opening the strands of a rope so a splice can be worked: pushed between the strands to part them, then used to draw the tucked strand through.

Wood is kind to the rope. A hardwood fid parts the strands without cutting or fusing the fibre, which is why it is still the standard tool for splicing larger laid and braided line by hand.

Specification

Need a dozen or more for a crew or a store? Ask us for a quantity price.

See the rope it goes with in our marine cordage range, and the steel marlinespikes for wire and hard-laid rope.

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Dibblee Industries Ltd. / Les Industries Dibblee Ltée, Montreal, Quebec. Shipping worldwide.