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24th June 2010, 09:26 AM
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What is the wood? ("I'm always looking for a nice piece of Ash," I once said, meaning no joke, while examining a ball-bat at a garage sale; when men laughed, then I saw my unintended punniness.....)
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24th June 2010, 11:21 AM
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Ahhh, the ole piece of ash-
 Good one, Tom!I agree, a fid it is. Nice find! http://www.frayedknotarts.com/images.../kit/623_z.jpg http://www.frayedknotarts.com/images.../kit/648_z.jpg |
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24th June 2010, 01:24 PM
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as an ex merchant officer and ex USCG officer, i think we can safely say this is a fid or marlinspike, we've had similar ones here before. see This Thread on an earlier fid/club discussion. that one may have actually been a club, but very fiddish
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24th June 2010, 01:29 PM
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yeah, there's a third name, too, but it's not coming to me old beaten coconut.
Of course they make excellent weapons of resort, as do (famously) belaying pins. |
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24th June 2010, 01:43 PM
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just found this table that shows the recommended fid sizes for various rope and line sizes. note the 3 1/4 in. rope recommends a 45.5 in. long fid, or a 68.25 in. full fid. big items....
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25th June 2010, 11:24 AM
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Wow! Go, Kronckew!
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