Show off them splices

[Rob Stafari]

Well I been sick and not working for a while. Got bored and decided to try my hand at splicing. Of course the only thing I had to splice was throw line. Used 1.75 mm throwline was quite the chore. Started with a broke off section. Then went ahead and did the new 180 ft hank of 2.2 mil. Both were of the treestuff branded variety. Can't wait to get a bag of rope and practice with the big stuff.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

Kernmaster multisaver friction saver with ISC rings.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

Kernmaster multianchor friction saverwith ISC rings. The floating ring is very useful. I made the eyes big enough to pass the rings through.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

 

[Worthaug]

What’s the point of the large eyes?


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[Santiago Casanova]

To be able to connect hardware and not use the ring or to pass a ring and make a choker. I was thinking it gives me the most options.

 

[JeffGu]

You can call it the Fat Cat Friction Saver.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

The fat cat is Mia, aka Miss Massive Mia. She likes to help me splice by biting the rope and pulling on loose strands. She is why I splice sitting on the floor.

 

[JeffGu]

She doesn't look like the kind of cat you have to call for dinner more than once. Pretty cat, though. Love the colors on that kernmaster, too.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

My version of the multisling. It is 8' and made of 7100lb mbs kernmaster. I use the multisling almost every time I climb. They are pricy so I decided to make my own with larger eyes.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

My splicing assistant will attack the rope and make sure that it is safe to begin splicing.

 

[JeffGu]

Wow! It's a good thing you have her to protect you...

 

[Santiago Casanova]

This makes a great basal anchor.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

3/8 Amsteel whoopie sling.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

Samson 1.75mm zingit eye splice. My wife said why and what is the point. I think it is a thing of beauty.

 

[JeffGu]

I think it is a thing of beauty.

I'm in complete agreement. Wives are constantly trying to spoil things by inserting totally unecessary things like logic and common sense into our artistic pursuits.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

My wife got a good laugh out of that. You are right on about logic and common sense. I married her because she is no ordinary woman. Most importantly she is frugal. This is almost always a good thing except when she says things like "isn't 10 buckets of rope enough" or "do you really need more rope." If I said I needed more rope, and I do, that would be the addict talking.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

Used zingit eye splice on my pfluger throw line management device. By the way these pflugers are spring loaded. Great for use in the tree. They hold 40 to 50 feet of 1.75mm.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

5/8 tenex eye and eye. This beast is my MA anchor for pulling operations.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

1/2 Samson stable braid eye and eyes plus one dead eye.