Maker hooks

This article refers to elements from Original Dune Pages for this subject as it appears in other canons: Expanded Dune · The Dune Encyclopedia

Maker hooks are Fremen tools used to ride the gigantic Sandworms across large distances in the desert. They are long, narrow shafts that can be used to open a scale on a Sandworm's armor and cause sand to spill into the soft innards, causing the worm to roll over, protecting the opened scale, thus allowing Fremen to mount and ride the Sandworm.

Gallery

Illustrations

Paul Muad'Dib Calling His First Sandworm, Paul Atreides with Maker hooks (art by John Schoenherr, The Illustrated Dune)

Paul learning to ride the sandworm (art by John Schoenherr, The Illustrated Dune)

Maker hooks illustration for The Dune Encyclopedia (art by Matt Howarth)

Stilgar with a Maker hook (art by John Schoenherr)

Adaptations

Maker hook designs (Dune, 1984)

Paul in stillsuit, holding Maker hooks, preparing for wormriding (Frank Herbert's Dune miniseries, 2000)

Paul Atreides with Maker hooks, ready for wormriding (Frank Herbert's Dune miniseries, 2000)

Dr. Liet Kynes readying Maker hooks (Dune, 2021)

Fremen wormriding on the back of a sandworm with the help of Maker hooks (Dune, 2021)

Chani in stillsuit and cloak while wormriding with the help of Maker hooks (Dune: Part Two, 2024)

See also

• Images of Maker hooks
• Thumper - Another Fremen-developed mechanical device essential to wormriding, used for luring a passing sandworm to a rider by a series of rhytmic thumping.
• Fremkit - Fremen-developed desert survival kit, includes thumpers and Maker hooks among other essential equipment.