Show off them splices

macswan · Mar 20, 2015

Haha, sorry. i only speak bad english. I really like the nine mil. I plan on using this for my base anchor set up. I tend not to like splices on my climbing hitch, as I use a michoacan, and they don't interface well

oceans · Mar 20, 2015

macswan said:
...I tend not to like splices on my climbing hitch, as I use a michoacan, and they don't interface well

I'll second that. A sewn eye is the best on a hitch in my opinion.

TylerHoffman · Mar 23, 2015

All journeys must come to an end...
Used cougar blue and easy peasy blaze

TreeLogic · Mar 24, 2015

New Blaze is so easy. Love splicing that rope! Good job again Tyler.

JTree · Mar 24, 2015

I just put together a couple of bandit splices myself

It was a tailgate affair with found tools (tie wire for fid). No lock stitching yet, as I didn't have any with me. I'll throw up pics in the AM. Loving being able to easily splice my own.

JTree · Mar 24, 2015

Make that tomorrow evening. I'm too tired after work last night.

CBM · Mar 27, 2015

I just tried to splice fly. Not sure if it turned out. Has anyone else tried this. Any pointers would be great.

RajElectric · Mar 27, 2015

I've done only a couple kernmantle splices, I've found a tight eye is much harder than a larger eye. That was I think a 32 strand kernmantle.

gmcttr · Mar 27, 2015

My first and only (so far) splice was fly. It looked similar to your's...one side of the crossover tight and one side not quite there. Overall, your's looks better than mine did. I had a couple of bumps you don't have from not keeping the strands completely straight and smooth in the bury. I bounced on it with all my weight and climbed on it a few times and it didn't change at all, but I was never comfortable with it.

I have read that fly is a difficult rope to splice.

Earlier this week I cut it off and replaced it with this....

CBM · Mar 28, 2015

gmcttr said:
My first and only (so far) splice was fly. It looked similar to your's...one side of the crossover tight and one side not quite there. Overall, your's looks better than mine did. I had a couple of bumps you don't have from not keeping the strands completely straight and smooth in the bury. I bounced on it with all my weight and climbed on it a few times and it didn't change at all, but I was never comfortable with it.

I have read that fly is a difficult rope to splice.

Earlier this week I cut it off and replaced it with this....

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it was way harder than double braid. When you did your bounce testing did you stitch it at all?

I got a speedy stitcher because I wanted to learn to do what you just did with that splice it looks good. if you don't mind explaining how did you go about doing that?

gmcttr · Mar 28, 2015

Apparently I did some bouncing before whipping....http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/new-england-fly-splicing-instructions.28316/#post-395009 . That's the "good side" in my photo of the splice. The other side has a bit of the core strands showing as in your first photo and a couple of lumps don't show.

For the stitched eye, see this thread...http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/documenting-my-hand-sewn-eye-process.24769/

I give a few details in post 57. Please follow moss and oceans advice in that thread. This is only my second hand stitched eye and I'm just starting to learn.

JTree · Apr 3, 2015

Not bad for a partial day

Boomslang · Apr 4, 2015

Boombeastie

JontreeHI · Apr 4, 2015

I like that one, nice work

JTree · Apr 4, 2015

Gotta get me some beast rings....and a tht.....that thing looks sweet.

JontreeHI · Apr 4, 2015

One piece of cordage? Oceans loop under oceans loop bury?
I don't know what else to call that fancy little turn around the ring

Boomslang · Apr 4, 2015

JontreeHI said:
One piece of cordage? Oceans loop under oceans loop bury?
I don't know what else to call that fancy little turn around the ring

Yep, that's essentially it. It was a lot of trial and error when I first did these, but now I have some measurements that I find work best. Will work on putting them up tomorrow.

Finally back to work next week, so these new slings will be put through their paces.