Follow the couple threads at the throat of the splice where the bury is. The kink could be where those threads are stretched for the buryA few more leashes from Vortex. Getting better at whipping/stitching and a lot faster.
Still getting that weird kink opposite the bury side on the larger eyes. Starting to think it is normal as I see it in other peoples splices too.
Look up Brion Toss' instructions for the invisible stitch, looks great on Vortex...A few more leashes from Vortex. Getting better at whipping/stitching and a lot faster.
Still getting that weird kink opposite the bury side on the larger eyes. Starting to think it is normal as I see it in other peoples splices too.
You use one of the cover strands to make the lock stitchI tried to order his book but they are out of stock and no ETA. Is the invisible stitch similar to a standard Samson lock stitch but going back in the same hole @ a different angle?
Might have to just do stitching instead of whipping and stitching. Marlow whipping twine is not cheap....
Some Yale Prism, kids picked the rope...
Thanks Brocky, cant hurt to give it a try. Been trying to watch the formation closely. I start to notice it as soon as I bury the core inside the cover. It gets worse from there. I am not clear how the crossover could be causing this. I do seat the crossover pretty tightly, follow up with a few stitches, then massage it until its uniform and round.
In this pic, I have not trimmed the core excess off so its not the result of cutting the core short or the taper getting sucked back into the eye.
It does look like the N.e Tree might be correct as you can see the cover strands where the core exits the cover are right where the kink forms.
Looking at some online print splicing instructions, I do see the same kink in the illustrations so this could be normal/unavoidable. I may order a few pro spliced large eye split tails to see for myself (or maybe one of the experience splicers on here could try a larger eye to see if they get the same kink). The eyes I am trying to make take 16-20" of rope
Dude, f you. I just burned thru my gloves and palms trying to sink home my bury on cougar
It's almost an exact copy of Yales 11.7's but the core has larger diameter strands and the cover is woven tighter so there's is less volume for a splice to fit. It's not that bad with some good tricks. Easier than Kernmaster and used Tachyon.
I'm also doing a slightly used rope. I like if your trying to splice a rope that has been wet before, your in for a fight.
That really gets in the way of my impulsive splicing tendencies, but thanks for that suggestion
