My splicing attempts

[Ian H]

No 3 looks excellent.

 

The first two look like the crossover has loosened during the final bury, and there is a lot of loose cover in the eye. Did you try stitching the crossover together?

 

To keep the cover in the eye tight, and to keep the crossover together, you need to keep the eye and the crossover stretched out tight, and draw the loose cover up over it.

 

Where the cover is all bunched up it's because you are trying to bury something too bulky into it.

 

Looks like you have worked all that out anyway, judging by the third example!

 

No I didn't stitch the crossover on the third one, I made sure I pulled it really tight and pinched it whilst smoothing it out, does stitching make it much easier?

[High Scale]

You could always pull the unburied splices back out, stitch the crossover and try again.

[Ian H]

You could always pull the unburied splices back out, stitch the crossover and try again.

 

Good point and I would had I not cut them off already:blushing:

[Peter]

No I didn't stitch the crossover on the third one, I made sure I pulled it really tight and pinched it whilst smoothing it out, does stitching make it much easier?

 

It can do yes. Dont add too much bulk with the stitching though. One way to do it is to use the two longest cover strands from the cover taper. Mark and pull them as usual, but don't cut them out. Use a large needle to stitch them back into the crossover, making sure you keep it stretched tight.

[Ian H]

It can do yes. Dont add too much bulk with the stitching though. One way to do it is to use the two longest cover strands from the cover taper. Mark and pull them as usual, but don't cut them out. Use a large needle to stitch them back into the crossover, making sure you keep it stretched tight.

 

Thanks mate I'll give that a try next time:thumbup1:

[CraigD]

Good effort Ian, practice makes perfect!

 

a couple splices done last night....

Armor Prus and Bee line, both 8mm

[Ian H]

Good effort Ian, practice makes perfect!

 

a couple splices done last night....

Armor Prus and Bee line, both 8mm

 

Thanks Craig,

 

Very neat splices there sir:thumbup:

[Peter]

Never seen a splice like that on Beeline, is it a class one db splice?

 

Usually done with a locking brummel and exposed core on the eye.

 

 

Looks very neat though.

[CraigD]

Thanks guys, yes bee line is class one double braid. Yes it usually is spliced with locking brummel but I had nothing to dip eye's in so decided to do class one DB splice. Seems to work well.

 

Here's a link to treetools

 

Bee Line pre-spliced prusik

[Peter]

Interesting. That will be far more hardwearing than the exposed eye too, whatever you dip them in they always seem to fray and pick.