My first splice.

[Rich2484]

Had a bit of spare time today down the lifeboat so decided I would do a splice. What you rekon?

[Peter]

I dont think I'd climb on it.....

[Mick Stockbridge]

:laugh1:You're avin' a larf surely....I wouldn't trust my fifteen year old Jack on that...

[Quercus-90]

Having had a go at splicing I know it's hard! Especially without a few of the right tools.

 

It could make someone a nice dog lead!

 

 

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[Rich2484]

Yeah don worry, its not for climbing at all.

 

I'm good at critisising my own work. If you look at the bottom part of the loop and splice there is no core there.

 

Like I said I was playing around with some rope at the station. First time I have ever done braided rope. Sone 3 core and the like for the boat. But this was a challenge alright. Best parts as two other guys where trying for the best part of he afternoon to get even close to a loop. I watched and done this on 15mins without even trying.

 

I had the right tools. Just needed to try it, some parts are very confusing. I do have a few questions but they need to be answered by someone while doing it.

[Peter]

DB is a little confusing at first, you just have to follow the instructions to the letter and it suddenly all comes together.

[Rich Rule]

Exactly as Peter said. Once you get your head around it, it is so bloody obvious why you are doing it the way the instructions say. Just takes a while to get the head around it.

 

There are loads of clips on YouTube for the double braid splice.

[Rich2484]

Right. It does make sence once its done.

 

The only thing is on mine the core didn't go to the ende as such. Look at the bottom of the pic and where the splice starts. The is no core.

 

Now would this be because I didn't go deep enough when finally pulling the fid through? Do I need to go deeper into the working end?

[Rich Rule]

It looks very similar to a splice a marine splicer did for me a couple of years ago. Just the cover on the neck of the splice.

 

Did you reinsert the core through the eye and out past the throat? A small fid length below the throat.

[Rich2484]

This is the video I was watching by the way.

 

Makes it look easy.

 

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