Tools & Equipment: Swedish Fid

Swedish Fid.

A useful tool to assist in the splicing of difficult ropes.

This type of fid is constructed from a curved metal blade with a wooden handle.

The blade is pushed through the laid strand of a rope and is used to hold open the coil while a splicing strand is inserted along the blade and through the rope.

See also  Rope Splicing

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