becoming a certified splicer

hence why i was looking for some sort of certification, I splice rigging ropes, slings and my climbing lines. I put my full confidence in my splices but my employer is not willing to have my splices company wide on climb lines.

i have used a retired 30 foot lanyard with a tight eye on each end to pull and ford f 550 work truck out of a ditch, no problems at all, been using that as my tow strap for a year now. There has never been a doubt in my mind that my splice would hold me, and I'm all of 250 lbs, more than 50 than the next biggest climber at my company.

maybe TCIA should offer classes since the ranks of splicers is gaining a lot of momentum.

I'm not sayin', im just sayin'
 
Guys, Yale Cordage still offers its S.P.L.I.C.E.R Certification for both songle braids and double braids. We do not "certify" 16 strand climbing lines. Its all about liability there.

Heres how it works: we lot certify every batch of rope. we test it. it stays on record. When you call and order a splicer cert kit for a single or double braid you get a section of that lot certified rope to splice. we give you enough to screw up a few times. 12" eye splice both ends, 10-12 feet between eyes. that rope gets ent back to us, we break it in our govt certified test lab and record all data for you. a report is written pass or fail and your sample is sent back to you with a laminated document.

Cost for each rope test is $100 which pays for our engineers time to look at your rope and write a report. Its a small price to pay for knowledge. i too, like John H said earlier in this post have seen MANY scary splices in my day. any questions on becoming certified splicer you can email me at jgoddard@yalecordage.com or visit www.yalecordage.com/askjamie

I'm sorry to pitch company stuff on here I know you dont like it much but I feel that these guys want to know if Yale still offered it and the short answer would have been YES.
 
I wore my Splicers Union shirt at load in for TCIA expo in Pittsburgh, hoping to get a break on the exorbitant union labor charges.......you know....kind of like a brotherhood thing.....
 
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I'm sorry to pitch company stuff on here I know you dont like it much but I feel that these guys want to know if Yale still offered it and the short answer would have been YES.

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Hi Jamie, thanks for posting. My mistake in saying that Yale no longer offers the SPLICER program. I had thought that double braid along with arborist line were no longer being certified.

Glad to see that you are still testing and certifying the double braid. Just so there's no confusion, Yale will certify you on their double braid line, but obviously we can't send Samson or New England Rope and expect Yale to certify another manufacturer's rope, right?

Don't worry about pitching Yale stuff. It's not like you're saying, "hey guys, we have all these new products, go buy them". You're just adding to the thread with relevent information. I don't want to speak for Mark and Tom, but I don't think that there's an issue.
 
John, if you have a waiting list, please put me on it.

I got an idea, put them up for sale on the Knot And Rope website under the misc items section. I bet they'll sell fast.
 
thats a big splice to start with, i found smaller ropes are better to start learning on. I would go buy the samson rope splicing manual and get some small hanks of rope. do not use the first splices you make. after you finish them cut the rope small enough so it cannot be used, maybe a foot beyond the eye, this way you can see how you progressed. you do not want to practice on the rope you will be using, if you screw up the rope keeps getting shorter and shorter. get some retired rope. if you can splice that, new rope is much easier.

Do not use your splices until you can perform many splices without having any doubt in the splices integrity.
 
I started with 16 strand 1/2 inch, then moved to a double braid 7/16 like velocity or tachyon. if you can splice used velocity well, you can splice anything. also, being able to splice tenex for slings is also a great benefit. I have had to splice a new sling for supporting the portawrap on site since the tree was so wide.
 
I first learned to splice 3-strand from Brion Toss. I've said it before, there's something truly satisfying about the weaving over and under with 3-strand.

Double braid is my favorite to splice. Very useful for rigging work.
 
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I first learned to splice 3-strand from Brion Toss. I've said it before, there's something truly satisfying about the weaving over and under with 3-strand.

Double braid is my favorite to splice. Very useful for rigging work.

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I did 3 strand back in my boy scout days. Dont remember it though...
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But I would have to agree Double Braid is a lot of fun.
 
Yeah, not too many tree guys use 3 strand anymore (I know Norm Hall still likes it as do I).

3-strand lanyards are still great to splice up as throw aways if you're doing Pine or other pitchy removal trees and you know that your lanyard's going to become one big, fat glob of junk afterwards.

Sorry for the derail of the thread. Once I get talking about 3 strand, I have a hard time shutting up....I love the stuff!
 
Thanks for the info guys! I have the Samson manual and their fid set. I can splice 3 strand and Tenex and other hollow braids with ease no real big mystery there. For me it is more of a visual/hands on thing I guess I should just practice more.
 
JamieG said:
Guys, Yale Cordage still offers its S.P.L.I.C.E.R Certification for both songle braids and double braids. We do not "certify" 16 strand climbing lines. Its all about liability there.

Heres how it works: we lot certify every batch of rope. we test it. it stays on record. When you call and order a splicer cert kit for a single or double braid you get a section of that lot certified rope to splice. we give you enough to screw up a few times. 12" eye splice both ends, 10-12 feet between eyes. that rope gets ent back to us, we break it in our govt certified test lab and record all data for you. a report is written pass or fail and your sample is sent back to you with a laminated document.

Cost for each rope test is $100 which pays for our engineers time to look at your rope and write a report. Its a small price to pay for knowledge. i too, like John H said earlier in this post have seen MANY scary splices in my day. any questions on becoming certified splicer you can email me at jgoddard@yalecordage.com or visit www.yalecordage.com/askjamie

I'm sorry to pitch company stuff on here I know you dont like it much but I feel that these guys want to know if Yale still offered it and the short answer would have been YES.
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Does Yale still offer this service by chance?
 
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