How to splice rope.

[Darren Mc]

Could anyone give some info on how to splice rope? I've tried once or twice but it's never come out looking right. As there is another post involving splicing it might be of interest to others aswell.

Thanks.

[Noelm]

Get someone to show you, it really is very simple, you only need to be shown how to start off, and then it's a breeze to do, maybe an old pro fisherman?

[station-rat]

Google is Your Friend

[littlejim]

The 'how to tie knots' books at fishing gear shops might help too.
have a shoofty and see if there is one that you like.

[odieman150]

This would nearly be easy enough for me to do (almost)

[Noelm]

You can look at 50 YouTube videos, but if someone shows you, it will take ten minutes at best, you only need to know the very basics of unraveling the rope, and how to start, some ropes are easy to splice, some are buggers, silver rope can be tricky, because it kind of keeps going all "frazzled"

[Lovey80]

Tip is to use heat shrink on the twisted ends. Twist them as tight as you can before shrinking and it will make it so much easier to push them through the strands.

[bugsytwoshoes]

I think heatshrink is a good idea but if unavailable just use the electrical tape wound tight around the ends. Another thing to look out for is do not make the loop to big or the splice too long as if too long it will cause you problems..Just make them big enough for the intended use. If your not to worried about neatness don't bother to cut the ends off flush or melt the ends just leave them hang out from the rope a half inch or so.

[GBC]

Basically:
1.always splice uphill - against the lay. He didn't start against the lay for his first tuck in that vid and the result is a gumby first lay. When you bend the rope around to form the loop, the cut end should sit at roughly 90 degrees to the natural lay that you are going to splice into.
2. Separate the strands, and yes, tape or wrap the individual ends temporarily.
3. Lay the three legs over where you want to start. One leg will naturally sit to the left, one to the right, and one in the middle at 90 degrees to the lay of the main rope. That is your first tuck right there, so slip it through and gently pull it to the base of the twist.
4. The rule from here in is that every leg has its own hole, and every leg goes over a single strand of main rope then gets tucked under the next one, so-
5. The next tuck is always the left leg which goes in the next available hole to the left of the first tuck.
6. The third leg is around the back, and always will be, so turn the whole show over and bring it through the last gap.
7. If you drew a line around the main rope, you should now see three legs all through their own hole in the main rope, all sitting along that line, perpendicular to the main line. Don't pull tight yet.
8. Flip the knot back over and go back to the first strand. Continuing at 90 degrees to the lay of the main line (uphill) go over a lay, and tuck it under the next. Left leg next, over one, under one. Flip the knot over and the third goes through the remaining hole. The third leg never goes as easy or neatly as the first two. At the end of each run, all three legs should be poking out of the main line in the same imaginary ring.
9. Now that 2 tucks have been completed, go ahead an get physical with the knot and pull each leg back down the knot to seat them better.
10. Continue until you are bored.
11. To really seat a splice, put it on the ground and roll it under your foot as hard as you can.
12. Trim the ends. He finished in a run which is good if the splice has to go through a block or pulley, but not necessary. just trim the tails back when you are done.

Hope this helps.
next week you'll be tying Turks heads