I found this by accident in a drawer at my friend’s house, and now I’m really curious what it is

remembered that he kept old tools, even after he no longer needed them. To him, they were not just tools. They were pieces of his life.

After some searching and asking around, we finally learned what the object was.

It was a fid.

A fid is an old maritime tool used by sailors and people who worked with rope. It was used to separate rope strands, loosen continue reading …