Another Tip From Brion Toss

[chris_girard]

Others may have heard of this or seen it some place else before.

A real neat trick that I read about in Brion Toss’ Working Rope Book 5, is the use of a Bungy Strop to help milk and run a splice home. Instead of using your hands, take a small piece of bungy cord and spiral the ends around the cover 2 or 3 times and finish it off with an overhand knot, near where you are beginning to milk the cover from.

This little bungy cord can easily apply more pressure to the cover than your hands ever could. Like Brion says, as you slide the bungy along the cover, the bungy gets chafed and overheated, and not your hand. Plus, you can let go of the bungy whenever you want, and you haven’t lost the slack back up the cover.

I was amazed the first time that I tried this little tip. It really gets the rope balanced and makes it easier to bury a splice.

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

I just use a short piece of 10mm OP. I accidentally cut it too short and now use it for splicing...works like a charm.

 

[chris_girard]

Yup, I would think that any piece of short cord would work better than just your hands.

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

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Yup, I would think that any piece of short cord would work better than just your hands.

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Yea let's just say I learned the hard way and thought of a solution real fast