Figure 6-14.  Packing paddles and packing fid. Figure 6-11.  Scissors and barber shears.  Figure 6-12.  Finger-trapping needle. Figure 6-15.  Pull-up cords. Figure 6-13.  Finger-trapping wire. Packing fid—similar to the packing paddle, used also for  dressing the parachute pack and tucking in flaps. The fid is  approximately 1 9 ⁄ 16 " × 8" long and tapers from  1 ⁄ 4" to  1 ⁄8". It  is made from aluminum and was originally a United States  Navy tool. Many riggers have both the fid and the paddle,  but usually develop a preference for one or the other.  [Figure 6-14B] Pull-up cords—used to “pull-up” the locking loop of  parachute containers when closing and pinning them. They  are made from lengths of suspension line: Cypres loop cord  or Type-3 tape.  [Figure 6-15] Finger-trapping wire—used to finger trap line too small to  use a needle on. It is made from a wooden or plastic dowel  with a wire loop made from safety wire.  [Figure 6-13] Locking pull-up cord—used to lock the thickness of a two- grommet reserve deployment bag when packing the reserve  canopy. It is made from 72 inches of red Type-3 suspension  line and a size 94 Cordlok nylon fastener. It may be used on  one-pin or two-pin reserve bags.  [Figure 6-16] Molar strap—used to control the folded reserve canopy prior  to inserting it in the reserve free bag made from Type-8  webbing and a Camlok nylon buckle. The webbing should  be at least 48" long and brightly colored to serve as a flag  against leaving it on the canopy.  [Figure 6-17] Packing paddle—used for dressing the pack of the parachute  when packing. This tool is made from either wood or  aluminum. The MIL-SPEC paddle has rounded ends and  is 1  9 ⁄ 16 " × 12" long and tapers in thickness from  1 ⁄ 4" to  3 ⁄ 16 ". The wooden commercial paddle is 1 3 ⁄ 4 " × 15" long.  [Figure 6-14A] 6-5