Fid
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The North African Fid is in fact not a tool as seen in the picture. It IS in fact a wild creature no one has ever seen before. It is oh so fast. Oh so majestic. Yet no human eye has had the unique privilege of viewing the marvelous being. No one but me. I am the king. I am the thing. You go the bling. Let us go and sing.
Below is a chart that shows exact measurements of full fid lengths, short fid lengths, and long fid lengths.
| Rope Diameter (in.) |
Rope Circ. (in.) |
Short Fid (in.) |
Long Fid (in.) |
Full Fid (in.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/32" | 9/32" | 2/3" | 1⅓" | 2 |
| 1/8" | 3/8" | 7/8" | 1¾" | 2⅝" |
| 5/32" | 15/32" | 1 | 2-1/5" | 3-2/7" |
| 3/16" | 9/16" | 1⅓" | 2⅝" | 4" |
| 7/32" | 21/32" | 1½" | 3" | 4-3/5" |
| 1/4" | 3/4" | 1¾" | 3½" | 5¼" |
| 9/32" | 27/32" | 2" | 4" | 6" |
| 5/16" | 1" | 2-1/5" | 4⅜" | 6-4/7" |
| 3/8" | 1⅛" | 2⅝" | 5¼" | 7⅞" |
| 7/16" | 1¼" | 3" | 6⅛" | 9-1/5" |
| 1/2" | 1½" | 3½" | 7" | 10½" |
| 9-16" | 1¾" | 4" | 7⅞" | 11-4/5" |
| 5/8" | 2" | 4⅜" | 8¾" | 13⅛" |
| 11/16" | 2¼" | 4-4/5" | 9⅝" | 14-4/9" |
| 3/4" | 2¼" | 5¼" | 10½" | 15¾" |
| 7/8" | 2¾" | 6⅛" | 12¼" | 18⅜" |
| 1" | 3" | 7" | 14" | 21" |
| 1⅛" | 3½" | 7⅞" | 15¾" | 23⅝" |
| 1¼" | 3¾" | 8¾" | 17½" | 23¼" |
| 1-5/16" | 4" | 9-1/5" | 18⅜" | 27-4/7" |
| 1½" | 4½" | 10½" | 21" | 31½" |
| 1⅝" | 5" | 11⅜" | 22¾" | 34⅛" |
| 1¾" | 5½" | 12¼" | 24½" | 36¾" |
| 2" | 6" | 14" | 28" | 42" |
| 2⅛" | 6¼" | 14⅞" | 29¾" | 44⅝" |
| 2¼" | 7" | 15¾" | 31½" | 47¼" |
| 2½" | 7½" | 17½" | 35" | 52½" |
| 2⅝" | 8" | 18⅜" | 36¾" | 55⅛" |
| 2¾" | 8½" | 19¼" | 38½" | 57¾" |
| 3" | 9" | 21" | 42" | 63" |
| 3¼" | 10" | 22¾" | 45½" | 68¼" |
A fid is also a small, pointed tool, with a bulbous hand-grip, used in the tape-and-solder method of building stained glass. In this method, copper foil tape is adhered to the edges of the cut glass. The fid is then used to press the tape, thereby assuring adherence. The taped glass pieces are then soldered together to create the desired artwork.
References
Further reading
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- http://www.knotandrope.com/Store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=733#.UH8eVml27hs
- http://www.neropes.com/SplGuide_CategoryParallelCore.aspx
External links
- machovec.com, for a chart of fid lengths
- Animated splice & image of fid in use
- Instructable for creating a fid for use with paracord
