Very neat Ken now you taught me the name of the item
Obit one of these handed down from my dad from his navy days. They use a fix to splice ropes and cables as well as making fancy rope decorative knots like you find on a bell rope. Very useful tool, you done real good with this one
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03-14-2011, 12:42 PM #11
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03-14-2011, 02:26 PM #12
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Also known - in the Navy - as a Marlinspike. Used to separate the strands in a line (not a rope). Ropes are what cowboys use.
Originally Posted by Rob Keeble
...one of these handed down from my dad from his navy days. They use a fix to splice ropes and cables as well as making fancy rope decorative knots like you find on a bell rope. Very useful tool, you done real good with this one
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03-14-2011, 03:10 PM #13
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Great project Ken and a nice save from the burn pile. That has some awful nice curl to it.
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03-15-2011, 08:15 AM #14
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Fids were very popular in the navy...back in the day.
Used to help get knots out of large rope.
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03-15-2011, 09:27 PM #16
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Strong work Ken !
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03-17-2011, 10:34 PM #17
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Nice work. I have no metalworking skills at all....bummer for me. If I had only known.................sigh. Great job and +1 for "manning up" for the lil mrs.!
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03-17-2011, 11:25 PM #18
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Thanks Michael, but I'm not sure I'd call what I did metalworking skill. I used a hammer to flatten a rod and then a file to taper it. Pretty rudimentary work. Unlike wood, you can make a piece of metal wider or longer.
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