DIY wire fids

[mikedrums69]

Hi guys. What wire is best for making your own fids? 
got some thin stuff from a garden store, great for small diameter stuff. but it’s too fiddly and bends like mad using a long piece 

Cheers,

Mike

[Tommy_B]

Piano wire. Cant remember the gauge. I've been using one of the Treeworker wire fids. The one I've got has lasted me at least 10 years and wasn't new when I got it. 

[mikedrums69]

1 hour ago, Tommy_B said:

Piano wire. Cant remember the gauge. I've been using one of the Treeworker wire fids. The one I've got has lasted me at least 10 years and wasn't new when I got it. 

I was looking at one of them. I might just get one of them and be done with it