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[[File:spudgers.jpg|thumb|right|Spudgers]]
A '''spudger''' (or sometimes '''spludger''') is a wiring [[tool]] used for poking or adjusting small wires or components, generally in the [[electronics]] and [[telecommunications]] industries.<ref>[http://doc.telephonecollectors.info/dm/074-257-117_I2.pdf Bell System Practices, Section 074-257-117], ''Tools, Spudgers - Description'', Issue 2, May 1978.</ref>
The most common spudger is a black or yellow [[nylon]] stick with a metal hook at one end.<ref>[http://www.hometech.com/hts/products/tools/phone_and_net/punchdown/ec-900140.html Hometech Products] Twisted Pair Spudger Tool</ref> Various versions have blunt, sharpened, or insulated hooks. The hook can be used for pulling bridge clips from [[66 block]]s, manipulating wires in a crowded [[wire wrap]] block, or setting [[DIP switch]]es. The body of a plastic spudger is usually contoured to offer a better grip. Some spudgers are made of [[Orange (fruit)#orange wood|orangewood]], used in electronics assembly and [[soldering]] because of its heat tolerance and dense grain. The same orangewood sticks are commonly used in [[Filming#Stages of filmmaking|filmmaking]], [[manicure]] and [[pedicure]], but these industries do not use the term "spudger."
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