Delightful Marlinspike Made in Utah, U.S.A
I really enjoy this Marlinspike / Fid.<br /><br />Beautiful machining, proudly made by a fellow countryman in Utah, USA.  No way to resist such a fine tool.<br /><br />This comes to a very fine tip, useful for the finest strands of rope.  The entire unit is a delight to hold and work with.<br /><br />Final appreciation to the lanyard hole, included lanyard, and copper lanyard bead around it - extra thoughtfulness.<br /><br />Future model suggestion:  Make the same unit with a bolder tip, well-rounded of course, that would just fit through a 3/32" drill Gage.  At the top engrave U.S.A in the center with its manufacturing finish date around the perimeter, like 2022-12-28<br /><br />I mainly use a Marlinspike to untie practice knots, with the finest material being a shoelace, and the typical size between 1/4" and 3/8" diameter rope.  Such a bolder tip would allow me to wiggle it into both fairly small knots as well as large - yet not catch on any strands or fibers of the material.  I also really want others to know this creation came proudly from the U.S.A.
Rating: 5 stars