My splicing attempts

[Rich Rule]

Nice mate, how's the eye held open?

[Tommy_B]

Nice mate, how's the eye held open?

 

Think that one might have a bit of bike lock in it!! I've been experimenting with different bits and bobs over Christmas!!

[Peter]

Got the Bug, Cool skill to learn and way to past bit time and save bit money.

 

MOG

 

Nice one Matt, I like the big flat one in the first pic, some kind of natural fibre?

[MOG]

Cheers peter,

 

not sure which one you mean there? i guessing the rigging strop. Donaghys Blue Rhino sling rope 20mm 8ton break.

[DrewB]

C'mon Matt, keep up- the washing basket lid ya fool!!!!!!

[DemonHedgeMaster]

Four days of research, a small USB full of PDFs and much head scratching and here it is, my first attempt at a class I double braid splice on 9mm Marlow friction rope! + home made fids.

 

Its a good feeling when that core disappears, one that can be summed up in a single word....

 

'Aaaaaayyyyyy'

[DrewB]

Congrats bro! Something about the x over/ bury looks a tad funky though- perhaps the taper is a tad blunt? I've never splice that rope though so can't say for sure. But still, good effort man:)

[Peter]

Yes the taper could be a bit smoother. Did you taper the core?

 

Also, ditch the tubular fid, and make or buy a wire fid with piano wire, much thinner and very strong. (Good work on the homemade gear though, must have taken ages to polish that tubular fid up so it didnt catch strands.)

[Ewan Murray]

Im struggling in getting a nice taper on the core, im fanning it out and breaking up the strands as much as able but still seems bumpy once buried anytips?

[DemonHedgeMaster]

Cheers Drew, agreed its not quite right is it! I did indeed taper the core, however the last strand I plucked out was connected to the first one I cut so it looked dodgy before it even went in. Perhaps this is what caused it?

 

I ended up casting the T fid away as I found the wire one much easier to use!

 

It didnt take long to knock it together, a few years of engineering experience means I know a few tricks to make things move quicker! My hands were grey as steel once I was done though!

 

Going to snip it off and test it to destruction at work next week. Will publish results.

 

Right! What can I splice next!!