Includes everything you need to splice three strand ropes and to practice your knots. The kit includes the following: Knots and Splices Book - explaining everything you need to get underway, Right or left handed sailors palm, 170 mm Swedish fid, Pack of five needles, Reel of whipping twine (assorted colours), 2 x lengths of 8 mm coloured braided rope to practice your knots plus length of 10 mm three strand diameter artificial hemp to practice your splicing. Good on our friends in Sweden for coming up with these clever fids. They are probably the most used tool for splicing traditional ropes. They open up the rope and provide a channel to feed the strand through. Particularly useful for splicing pre-stretched and hard lay three strand ropes. Fid Size Rope Size 170 mm 6 - 12 mm And to keep everything handy for future use the kits are packed in either a robust Arthur short Handled Arthur Beale Ditty Bag. Save over 15% buy buying as a kit!
