Rope Splicing

Kiwi Kev · Post by **Kiwi Kev** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:18 am

Guys
Anyone have any good tips/pictures / websites to teach oneself how to splice ropes(not wire ropes)
Thanks
Kiwi Kev

Post by **Brian** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:24 am

Completely over the top Kev and on another subject. There has been an advert in the British press for a job in Australia, looking after an island on the Great Barrier Reef. The task is a bit difficult.

You have to live in a big modern house with a sun porch, swim, dive, sun bathe, drink beer and have barbies and walk the area for 6 months. You also have to keep a weekly blog on the net.

You get paid £70,000.00 for the privilege.

I would have applied but they won't allow me to have a tractor on the beach.

Tubal Cain · Post by **Tubal Cain** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:49 am

Kev,

I have several books on ropework and splicing, which range from simple knots and splices to complicated and decorative..

What sort of splices are you interested in and how many strands will the rope have? If you let me know I will attempt to scan the relative pages and send them to you.

Gerald

Grani · Post by **Grani** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:46 am

Here is a link to a Norwegian site. The text is in Norwegian but the pictures are good. Perhaps the Google translation can give You som help.
http://www.maritimstart.com/spleising.shtml

Post by **Oscar** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:59 am

Brian wrote:Completely over the top Kev and on another subject. There has been an advert in the British press for a job in Australia, looking after an island on the Great Barrier Reef. The task is a bit difficult.

You have to live in a big modern house with a sun porch, swim, dive, sun bathe, drink beer and have barbies and walk the area for 6 months. You also have to keep a weekly blog on the net.

You get paid £70,000.00 for the privilege.

I would have applied but they won't allow me to have a tractor on the beach.

Where do I sign up?

Meanderer · Post by **Meanderer** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:31 pm

Oscar wrote:
Where do I sign up?

Here you go Oscar,
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/rush-for-b ... m16.355514

Kiwi Kev,
Getting back to your topic. I've googled knots sites a few times for good results. One other source I thought was handy was doing a search on YouTube. It has helped me revive skills I used to have with special knots and splices.

Cheers,
Rick

Mike Kuscher · Post by **Mike Kuscher** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:21 pm

Please ! Please !
C'mon Gerald, back me up.
Knots are what your granny ties parcels with.
It's Bends and Hitches.
I would love to lend you my old books Kev (Admiralty Manual of Seamanship - 1964 - Volumes 1 to 3) but the size of them together will support my Major with the wheel off.

Splice rope? I can even still tie a Turks Head or a Monkeys Fist.
Tips for Kev...
1) Get a good Pussers Dirk.
2) Once spliced, if you want it to last, Worm, Parcel and Serve it.

This should get you going, basically 'butt' 2 ends together, instead of making their 'eye'...
http://www.aie.org.uk/aie_data/aie_knot_3splice.html

Mike

Tubal Cain · Post by **Tubal Cain** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:38 pm

Mike,

You are of course correct when you refer to Bends and Hitches, although one of the books I have is the "Ashley Book of Knots".

Like so many things these days parcelling and serving are seldom used, synthetic sleeves are fitted to mooring ropes and tows to protect them from wear. On the tugs we used miles of 4 inch wide black tape to repair the sleeving. The advent of synthetic rope has eliminated the requirement to "whip" the ends to stop them fraying all you need now is a lighter or roll of sticky tape.

However I always splice an eye in one end of my ropes with a back splice or "Dogs Cock" in the other, this splice is illustrated on the Norwegian site and is referred to as "Kronespleis/Endespleis".

The one knot which I used to have difficulty with was the "Truckers Hitch" used when lashing down loads on lorries and trailers. For some strange reason it took me a long time to master it. This has now been superseded by ratchet straps which I find superb!

Gerald

Mike Kuscher · Post by **Mike Kuscher** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:27 pm

Gerald,

Yes, I always backsplice them as well, then finish off with 'Sail Makers' or 'West Country' whipping, dependant on how I feel.

Interesting how the names, in different languages, come out more or less the same.
As you say, the Norwegian site refers to a "Kronespleis" and we know the secret to starting a back splice is to master the "Crown Knot".

Mike

Post by **Brian** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:27 pm

All this talk of "whipping" is getting me quite overheated

Do you think my thermostat might be faulty?

sandymac · Post by **sandymac** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:28 pm

Dogs Cock ??? I always thought it was Dogs Dick.!!

Sandy