I Think I'm Ready To Learn

I started with the 12-strand hollow braid splicing (Tenex-TEC, tREX) because it's terribly easy, requires no special tools, and you'll get good results right away!
I tried double-braid next... but I started out trying 11.7mm Yale... mistake. After failing pretty miserably the first attempt, I tried a couple double-braid rigging ropes (Polydyne and Husky) and was successful right away... and... the next attempt on the Yale 11.7 worked fine, because splicing the rigging lines is easier and you can figure out what you need to do much faster (the cover is much looser weave on them).

For some people (like myself) I think the 12-strand, then rigging double-braid path isn't a bad idea, because it's pretty easy to get discouraged if you try to tackle something difficult right off the bat. Now, @Worthaug and @oceans both probably started with a kernmantle and got it right on the first try... I think if I tried anything that hard right off, I'd just tie a hangman's noose in the thing and do myself in about five hours into a botched splice job...

But, when I find time for it, I really do like it. Been drawing up plans for a splicing bench at the shop... computer desk isn't very well suited for it.

Good luck, Steve... it really is a cool hobby!

BTW: I tried golf once and instantly hated it. And, those ball washers hurt like hell!
 
Steve Connally said:
Where do I start? I think I would enjoy splicing. Or maybe it's like golf. The idea of it is relaxing but golf brings out a rage in me I didn't know was there!
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Now, Steve, I'm hoping you can admit that when your golfing is good, you LOVE it. It's only when you can't find that little tweak to fix a horrible day that you find the rage. Splicing might be the same...until you master the concepts, it might all seem like smoke and mirrors, or NASA complex.

And @JeffGu , I'll have you know that a piece of well used Safety Blue 16s was my very first splice (if we disregard mountains of 3 strand from my fishing days). Did it with push fids just as the instructions said. Come to find out, unbeknownst to me, that's pretty much impossible! So, I failed hard. Then I heard about wire fids and made one out of a coat hanger, which proceeded to snag every darn carrier it passed by as I attempted to rebuild the same splice the push fids prevented. The final bury required several half buries to accomplish, but I eventually got it done.

My whole first experience of failure taught me more than I can express. I had an incredible respect for the craft and the tools built to make it all happen easily. You really do have to set yourself up for the win!

So, Steve, the BEST thing you can do is come to a Fids & Fibers workshop. But bring your own tools. Get a few pull fids of different length, a Swedish Fid, maybe a Toss Wand, and a set of push fids just so you have them. Truth be told, a push Fid is mostly just a measurement reference. Once you know Class 1 & 2 bury length concepts, you can do a whole lot with wire fids alone.

Best of luck on your journey! You might get addicted!
 
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I recently finished and bound an instruction for Class 1 double braid, it focuses on the harder parts of the process that all instruction I have seen up to this point leave out. The book was made for my splicing classes in Japan and I decided to make an English version too. It is hand writen and drawn with pen and ink and hand bound in a Japanese style. It's a pretty thing and may just give the beginner some hints. It'll be for sale on my website soon.
I recommend a workshop to anybody, there is always something to learn about even basic process. Good luck !

 
Dude. No I hate golf. Sorry But if you want to talk about hunting or being in the mountains on horseback, I'm in. Anyway I watched samsons video on class 1 rope splicing. Wholly crap. I've already gotten confused. It really isn't that bad is it?
 
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