Yale designed the Wire Basket Fid to make splicing 12-strand hollow strand braids like Yale Brace, Tenex or Amsteel Blue simple. The unique stainless steel wire basket on the end of the anodized aluminium fid works on the same principle as a Chinese finger trap. Use your fingers to bunch up the wire basket, insert the rope into the hole you have produced, and pull it - the wire basket closes around the rope. Now you can quickly complete the splice and bury. When you have finished the splice and bury, bunch up the wire basket again to release the rope. The Yale Wire Basket Fid is the simplest tool available for splicing 12-strand hollow braids up to 5/8 inch (14 mm) in diameter. Comes complete with a hard plastic cover to keep the fid secure.