Splicing Rope

[macojoe]

Splicing rope?? How hard is it?? and i you don't splice what knot do you use to make a loop in your anchor and bow ropes??

 

[chesapeake724]

I don't think I'd have the patience to splice rope. Most of my lines that don't have a pre-spliced eye, I just tie a bowline. If it's just a 'temporary' loop for something, a figure-8 knot will do.

 

[shicks007]

Hey Mac,

   If your splicing laid line(the twisted looking stuff), it's pretty easy and fun to learn. If you are talking about splicing doulble braid, well................................ I would personaly rather take a sharp stick in the eye, it's very difficult even with detailed instructions. I will search the web to see if I can find some info.

Scott

Hope this works, This looks harder than it is.

http://www.machovec.com/rope/splicing/3strand_tuck_splice.htm

Her's the directions for double braid

http://www.machovec.com/rope/splicing/db_eye.htm

 

[reelapeelin]

Shicks...that's good stuff...Thanks for posting that... ;D

Anything on splicing end to end...?

 

[shicks007]

Reelapeelin,

I did find some eye to eye directions on the same site.

http://www.machovec.com/rope/splicing/3strand_end2end_short.htm.

Good luck

 

[reelapeelin]

Yeah Shicks, that's great... ;D