Steel bar to layer the canopy of the parachute in a neat orderly accordion manner.

Temporary closure pins for the outside covering of the parachute pack. Next, the automatic pilot chute was put in place and the actual rip cord and pull handle were installed, and the parachute was ready to be used as a life saving device.

Steel tool to keep the shroud lines separated during the packing process.

Awl to “poke” holes in the heavy harness prior to hand sewing. At critical points the harness webbing could be 3 or 4 layers thick.

Steel bar to tuck the corners of the outside covering of the pack inwards to make a neat package. “You would not believe the size of the pack…or that you could pack all that silk and shroud lines into it. It made one solid pack!”

Hook to pull the shroud lines through the loops on the base of the pack in straight lines; thereby preventing the lines from becoming tangled up and avoiding a malfunction.

Pencil to sign and date the parachute record book.

Thread and heavy-duty needle to make any adjustments to the parachute harness prior to machine stitching it.