I understand the how, I just simply can't manage to achieve a splice.
I come stuck when feeding the core back through the jacket every time. I cannot get the core more than 2 or 3 cm past where the core comes out of the jacket and that to me does not feel like it is enough. I know you can stitch/whip it but you would now be relying purely on the cotton for strength.
It doesn't matter what or where I buy the rope from and I am using Selma Fids (not cheap, but cheap fids aren't any better or worse).
What other options are there other than tying a hitch or bowline? Every couple of years when I replace the line I have the same dilemma and end up just tying something like halyard hitch.
Not sure if this is what your describing but I was having trouble getting the core to bury in past the eye very far by milking the cover alone. I now manipulate the eye by pulling against it as well and it seems to bury the core well past the eye and deep into the line.
Not sure if this is what your describing but I was having trouble getting the core to bury in past the eye very far by milking the cover alone. I now manipulate the eye by pulling against it with a spike or screw driver as well and it seems to bury the core well past the eye and deep into the line.
Hi Toph and Jon.
Coincidentally that is the video that I used to teach myself.
That bloke doesn't get finicky tapering the line, he just chops it off.
I got it right the first time off and have made 5 splices. However, I refer back to the video each time.
So, keep at it!!!
And of course I use the best tools.
Fid s made from cooking ladles.
"D" fid made from an egg whisk.
Through fid made from a plastic knitting needle.
All from the 100 yen shop.😅
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