Rope Splicing Course

[gcr0003]

Predator is a Class I Double Braid,

Do the splices get more difficult as the diameter decreases? Or are the different types of splices where the challenge comes?

I think it would be cool to one day splice hitches as well. This is all just an idea, and it’s probably one of those things that’s not worth the time and money required to get good enough to be able to do those things.

 

[woodsdog2]

Do the splices get more difficult as the diameter decreases? Or are the different types of splices where the challenge comes?

I think it would be cool to one day splice hitches as well. This is all just an idea, and it’s probably one of those things that’s not worth the time and money required to get good enough to be able to do those things.

I figured I could just hit up @Brocky for these types of things, either for advice, actual ropes, or hitches, tethers etc.

 

[Brocky]

Not much different when doing smaller diameters, the covers of different brands determine how challenging it is. Milking the cover back over the increased diameter of the bury is usually the hardest.

 

[CZMark]

With double braid, the hardest part for me is pulling the inner core out through the side of the outer core to begin the splice.

 

[Brocky]

If the piece of rope isn’t too long, pull the core out a few inches on the end the eye is being made. Tape a fid on the ene of the core, go to the other end and pull the core out again, but about a foot or so. Milk the cover from this end to the other to draw the fid into the cover, until the tip of the fid is by the second mark of the eye. Bring the fid out at the mark and then reinsert at the second mark, and extract at the first mark.

 

[JFin15]

Treestuff treeU online video course. $50 one time payment for video instruction on many different splices. Money well spent. Wish I would've bought it early on in my splicing adventures

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[Iron_llama]

Splices are more compact and can be much stronger than knots, one splice only has a couple percent of strength lost.

Intellectually, I understand and fully accept this as fact. In my youth I was pretty good at marlinspike seamanship and particularly enjoyed splicing 3-strand rope - back splice, eye splice, long splice, short splice, whatever.

I'm still more comfortable with a knot I can inspect or re-tie if it doesn't look right. Something about not being able to see inside the jacket and having to take on faith that all is as it should be.

 

[ShooterMike]

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I'm still more comfortable with a knot I can inspect or re-tie if it doesn't look right. Something about not being able to see inside the jacket and having to take on faith that all is as it should be.

I’m right there with ya.

I need to learn how to splice rope. The lack of understanding when it comes to splices make me hesitant to use a spliced rope. I know they’ve been tested and proven, but it’s one of those things I can’t mentally get past. Maybe a course would do that for me.


Semper Fi,
Mike

 

[CZMark]

If the piece of rope isn’t too long, pull the core out a few inches on the end the eye is being made. Tape a fid on the ene of the core, go to the other end and pull the core out again, but about a foot or so. Milk the cover from this end to the other to draw the fid into the cover, until the tip of the fid is by the second mark of the eye. Bring the fid out at the mark and then reinsert at the second mark, and extract at the first mark.

That's genius!

 

[bfriendly]

That's genius!

Yeah, he’s knows this stuff. I learned to splice amsteel and enjoyed making he things I use it for like attachment cords and even a secondary bridge. But then looked into splicing rope……nah, I’ll stick with knots!