My splicing attempts

[Tommy_B]

Used 16 strand. Took double the time new rope should take. Came out nicely though

[Tommy_B]

Some splicing for @321afc 

Happy with how these came out Marlow 16 strand, Tachyon and Drenaline. All used

[Tommy_B]

Tachyon SpLife. Used rope as per! Much easier than the other version

[Ledburyjosh]

Some unsuccessful attempts. The green one I forgot to cut and taper the core before the final burry.

The orange one I made the eye to tight.

 

[Ledburyjosh]

One used Tachyon, following Samsons modified instructions for used rope.

 

Another new one foolowing samsons double braid. One thing i noticed it there is a lump by the whipping where the core isnt tapered very well. On my next one i shall take the core further down, samsons instructions are 1/3 fid, which doesn't leave much slack to pull it out and taper it. So shall go for 2/3 fid from now on.

 

[Ledburyjosh]

This one I am pretty happy with.

[Tommy_B]

Tachyon splife

[Tommy_B]

Courant Kalimba with hidden lockstitching

[Tommy_B]

Used Drenaline 

[kram]

I would like to learn splicing and I have some spare static industrial 10mm, can I practise on this? It is 10mm, kernmantle with 14 parallel twisted core strands. What is the best splicing method for parallel strand cores?

 

I have done a test with the Drenaline Splife method on some accessory cord and seems to work, but that had much looser braid over the core. The 10mm is very tight and I doubt I can pull the cover in by hand.

 

Interesting I looked up the specs of Drenaline, 35kn rope. With Splife method its rated 20kn, a normal splice 16.5kn - under half, and a fig8 gets 18kn, about half. Unusual that a splice beats a fig8.

 

I have some liros reef/ ignite I can try with double braid methods.

 

Edited May 14 by kram