SeaLux Swedish Stainless Steel Splicing Spike Fid with wood Handle-for rope dia. up to 1/2" (Small)

Before I recently watched a YouTube tutorial for easier method of tying the popular 2-strand Matthew Walker knot using paracord (for a lanyard or fob), I'd never heard of a "swedish fid," much less used one. But it's simple design and utility appealed to me. A little research, and I ordered this tool from this seller (perhaps ironically, I won't be using for it's primary purpose — rope splicing).Received today. Price is reasonable. Tooi is well-made; sturdy, yet light. Nice finish to both the metal and the wooden handle; no rough edges from the machining process.Attached are photos: fid in use during knot typing, and the almost finished product. (Thank you to Philip Le Masurier inspiration and instruction).

I thought "Hey, it's a fid that can fit different sizes of rope". Well, that's what I get for buying something before I knew how to use it. Now that I've gained a bit of experience splicing lines (and loving it I might add), I know the importance of a good fid. Just bite the bullet and buy a Selma brand fid set. You won't regret it.

I did not even give this piece of junk a to say it is ceap is an uinderstatment! I was forced to give this a 1 star inorder to post. DO NBOT BUY INSTEAD go to the toilet and flush the money down the drain!

The splicing fid was received one day early, and more than. Expected. The only comment is that both inner edges were rough, but corrected with few minutes with my garnet cloth. Thanks for a good product.

Had slightly sharp edges. Fortunately, I have a friend with a buffer, and was able to smooth and polish everything up. Didn’t want to risk snagging on the rope strands and cutting them while making splices.