Now THAT’s a Fid! Workers Splice Bitter End of 20 Inch 3-Strand Hemp [IMAGE]

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Either that or these guys are just very well-dressed, and very tiny shipyard workers.

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Worker splicing 20″ hemp cable at HMC Dockyard in 1941 image courtesy Library and Archives Canada

 

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4 Responses to Now THAT’s a Fid! Workers Splice Bitter End of 20 Inch 3-Strand Hemp [IMAGE]

  1. avatar Bill Sargeant says:
    November 20, 2012 at 11:18 pm

    hemp is illegal… um-kay.

  2. avatar Laura Griffin says:
    November 21, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    team splicing!

  3. avatar George Murphy says:
    November 24, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    Imagine how big a cake of soap for Soap on a Rope!!