First eye 2 eye splice

[Tom_Arb]

Here it is my first go

[Dog Tag]

Lock brummel on tenex?

[Tom_Arb]

Yep thats right

[brisbane trees]

good stuff, mate. I saw a guy on Youtube splice a rope in like seven minutes and thought why pay $50 for that?

 

Are you satisfied your first effort is safe to use for climbing trees Tom, or is the first one just for practice?

 

Also, since I'm planning to do some splicing myself soon, what resources would you recommend to learn rope work? So far I'm planning to use ebay to buy a set of fids from the UK (I'm in Brisbane, Australia) and Youtube for the tutorials. Does that sound right?

[Tommy_B]

Search on here mate. I'll bet you've got most of the stuff you need already!

 

Wire fid, marker, tape, tape measure and needle and twine. Flat pliers and sail makers palm are handy

[Tommy_B]

Start on double braid. Rigging rope is perfect. You'll also need an awl but you could make do with a knitting needle

[treequip]

good stuff, mate. I saw a guy on Youtube splice a rope in like seven minutes and thought why pay $50 for that?

 

But a splice isn't every splice. A bit of Brummel is a fairly quick and simple thing compared with say a bit of double braid with a nice tight jacket.

 

There are plenty of double braids out there that don't require the finger bleeding effort that a climbing line would

[Tom_Arb]

good stuff, mate. I saw a guy on Youtube splice a rope in like seven minutes and thought why pay $50 for that?

 

Are you satisfied your first effort is safe to use for climbing trees Tom, or is the first one just for practice?

 

Also, since I'm planning to do some splicing myself soon, what resources would you recommend to learn rope work? So far I'm planning to use ebay to buy a set of fids from the UK (I'm in Brisbane, Australia) and Youtube for the tutorials. Does that sound right?

 

I used samson eye 2 eye guide you find that online and I've climbed on it and it didn't fall apart so id say it works ...i used 10mm tenet-tec and i used a bit of fence wire instead of a fid much easier ..

i looked up picture of wire fid and just bent the wire till it looked like the one in the picture

[Tom_Arb]

But a splice isn't every splice. A bit of Brummel is a fairly quick and simple thing compared with say a bit of double braid with a nice tight jacket.

 

There are plenty of double braids out there that don't require the finger bleeding effort that a climbing line would

 

It's true double braids are great ! , spliced my rigging line this week too and its original splice was slightly detached !