I’ve been trying fg knots for a few months and like it.  I’ve had 5 hand surgeries and could use a good tool.  I looked it up and saw several offered.  Any of you have experience with them and can point me to the best one?

I use this one and it works well.  It’s sold under many different brand names but I’m sure they are all made by the same highly paid craftsman in China.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Daiichi-Assist-Braided-Leader-Connection/dp/B007WI10CU

Here is a video of the tool's operation.  One thing to keep in mind is that this does not make the traditional FG since the LEADER is tied with a half hitch.  With the FG there is only one "layer" of the leader, but with the half hitch of the leader with this tool you end up with a significantly bigger knot, with the leader "layered" three times.   I believe this knot may well be larger than an Alberto.   One can simulate this knot without the tool by simply doing the leader half hitch at the end of the normal FG.  It very well may be small enough for any guide set, but I think it might take as long to master this tool as it does to simply master the FG.    

 

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=tightropetb&ei=UTF-8&p=video+Daiichi+knot+tool&type=11745_012616#id=1&vid=d09bfdd57409ef15975c3426fa4ef960&action=click

23 minutes ago, MickD said:

I believe this knot may well be larger than an Alberto.   One can simulate this knot without the tool by simply doing the leader half hitch at the end of the normal FG.  

 

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=tightropetb&ei=UTF-8&p=video+Daiichi+knot+tool&type=11745_012616#id=1&vid=d09bfdd57409ef15975c3426fa4ef960&action=click

 

The tool is great and doesn't really take long to figure out. 

 

No half hitches needed on an FG

 

 

No half hitches needed on an FG

 

But this tool calls for a half hitch of the leader, so it's not an FG, it's something else that is larger.

People finish the FG knot in different ways.   The tool doesn’t care how you finish it.  I tie it the same way with or without the tool.   I have limited use of my third hand so the tool helps.  🤣