A bone, plastic, or wooden tool used for unlaying line for splicing or knot tying, also used as a means to untie particularly stubborn knots. Fids are typically smaller than their cousin the Marlin Spike.
Fid : A tool for splicing rope and macrame. Simplest are a steel rod with a point. Many have wood handles to aid in pushing through the rope. Many are hollow to allow smaller ropes and twines to be inserted in larger ropes. Actually, an old screwdriver, with the tip ground and polished, makes a rather nice fid. For pictures and sources see the web addresses below:
SAMSON ROPE Double Braid Splicing Kit at West Marine
NEW ENGLAND ROPES Fid at West Marine
Brion Toss - Point Hudson Phid, Splicing Fid
Sea-Dog Stainless Steel Splicing Fid, Wood Handle 1/8" to 1/2"
Hollow Fid
Bailey's - Samson 9/16" Tubular Splicing Fid
Fid : A tool for splicing rope and macrame. Simplest are a steel rod with a point. Many have wood handles to aid in pushing through the rope. Many are hollow to allow smaller ropes and twines to be inserted in larger ropes. Actually, an old screwdriver, with the tip ground and polished, makes a rather nice fid. For pictures and sources see the web addresses below:
SAMSON ROPE Double Braid Splicing Kit at West Marine
NEW ENGLAND ROPES Fid at West Marine
Brion Toss - Point Hudson Phid, Splicing Fid
Sea-Dog Stainless Steel Splicing Fid, Wood Handle 1/8" to 1/2"
Hollow Fid
Bailey's - Samson 9/16" Tubular Splicing Fid
