Show off them splices

JTree said:
Nice job! Doing that many in a row I don't have to ask if your hands hurt, because if you didn't have good enough technique to keep your hands injury free, you wouldn't see the ink for all the blood, lol.

Personally I don't mind ink on the rope. Let's you see if it's creeping and let's anyone in the know see that they are hand rolled at home.

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Your right about the creeping and indeed homemade for sure...lol...the pros have more fancy heat shrinked or stitched ends for rope not being sliceable by hand I am glad I learned some aspect of splicing because my pockets are fuller and my confidence is really boosted knowing I spliced the rope so I know that extra little love was put in it. I enjoy seeing you guys creations as well. The sky is the limit.
 
robinia said:
Looks great!
I'd love to try splicing ocean sometime. Have to order some up soon.
Why does SherrillTree say "not hand splicable"?
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hey robinia! not sure why sherrill tree says not spliceable. just follow regular double braid class 1 splicing techniques and you shouldnt have any trouble!
 
TreeBoi4Life said:
Your right about the creeping and indeed homemade for sure...lol...the pros have more fancy heat shrinked or stitched ends for rope not being sliceable by hand I am glad I learned some aspect of splicing because my pockets are fuller and my confidence is really boosted knowing I spliced the rope so I know that extra little love was put in it. I enjoy seeing you guys creations as well. The sky is the limit.
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The heat shrink is really cheap stuff and puts a professional touch on your work. Plus it protects your whipping also
 
Tuebor said:
Thanks, but I want to do it, even if it takes a hundred feet of it in the process. What's the trick to get the cover strands to spread more than a few millimeters?
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The way I get the core out of Velocity, Tachyon, and Tendril is to stick the rounded nose of the wire fid in between two cover strands and gently pry back on the cover strands, exposing the core. It is then easy to spear the core without snagging any cover strands. Then, while prying up with the Marlin Spike, use your fingernails to gently but firmly push the cover strands aside as you work the core out of the cover. Once I get the core coming out thru the cover I pinch it gently between the jaws of my needle-nose pliers and pry backwards away from the end of the rope. It usually just slips right out at that point. It gets easier with practice!
 
After splicing a few eye to eye prusik cords with Bee Line and Ultra Tech I have arrived at the conclusion that it is better to buy them with sewn eyes, for two reasons. First, the eye can be sewn with the cover on, which definitely reduces wear and tear on the core strands. Second, by sewing the eye you reduce the amount of bulk and stiffness in the body of the prusik where the bury of the Brummel Splice is located. So, unless you have a bunch of bulk Ultra-Tech or Bee Line laying around that you have to use up by hand splicing, I would not waste my time. Buy the sewn cords. Any of you other experienced splicers want to venture an opinion?
 
I only use either of those cords with a HH anyway. I still prefer hand spliced oceans/epicord prussicks for lanyards over sewn eyes. Just my preference. I like the short stiff legs. Tends more smoothly IMO.

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JTree said:
I only use either of those cords with a HH anyway. I still prefer hand spliced oceans/epicord prussicks for lanyards over sewn eyes. Just my preference. I like the short stiff legs. Tends more smoothly IMO.

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Yeah, I want to make it very clear that I was only talking about Ultra-Tech and Bee Line that are spliced with a Brummel, not double-braids like Ocean.
 
ARLO said:
After splicing a few eye to eye prusik cords with Bee Line and Ultra Tech I have arrived at the conclusion that it is better to buy them with sewn eyes, for two reasons. First, the eye can be sewn with the cover on, which definitely reduces wear and tear on the core strands. Second, by sewing the eye you reduce the amount of bulk and stiffness in the body of the prusik where the bury of the Brummel Splice is located. So, unless you have a bunch of bulk Ultra-Tech or Bee Line laying around that you have to use up by hand splicing, I would not waste my time. Buy the sewn cords. Any of you other experienced splicers want to venture an opinion?
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You could always splice these cords as class II (as they technically are), but, the shortest eye to eye is 35"...
Challenge submitted.

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A
 
Worthaug said:
You could always splice these cords as class II (as they technically are), but, the shortest eye to eye is 35"...
Challenge submitted.

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A
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Makes me want to dig around in my scrap tub to see if I have enough for an attempt. Never done a class 2 i2i before.

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ARLO said:
Yeah, I want to make it very clear that I was only talking about Ultra-Tech and Bee Line that are spliced with a Brummel, not double-braids like Ocean.
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I understood. Never preferred using either of those for climbing hitches until I got a HH.

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JTree said:
I understood. Never preferred using either of those for climbing hitches until I got a HH.

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The HH is why I bought a bunch of Ultra Tech in the first place. I like it because I can pull the core back a bit and squish down the hollow cover to form a tapered tip. I do a short whip on the hollow cover and then paint the whipping with rope dope. That makes a nice tapered tip that will not unravel and is easy to thread through the dog bone. My guess is that you probably do something similar? But then I had so much Ultra Tech laying around that I decided I would use it up by making eye to eye prusik cords. That is what happens when you are semi-retired and have too much time on your hands.
 
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