Small marlingspike idea

[Guido in South Texas]

I was doing some display work with small stuff, three-lay cotton twine, and finished the ends simply with dental floss double constrictors. Pulling these up was initially a pain, so I used a pair of tapered chopsticks (quick at hand) as spikes to do so. The floss was so slick that two extra round turns were needed finishing the spike hitches to hold them secure, but the system worked so well that the eating utensils now became ditty-bag items.

To "refine" them (and make them fit the bag) I cut them to hand size, about 3 1/2", and duckbilled the tips. These will likely see usage constricting wire-bundles in tight places; I am no fan of plastic tie wraps.