Tapering the cover on a Double Braid Splice

[HÖLLENREICH]

I'll get some picks of it up sat.

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

Ok I'm not the brightest monkey on the porch, but I aint the slowest either. No once do they mention a lock stitch at any point.

eye splice double braid

 

[Blinky]

You're right... Check the end of step 10.

Seems stupid to argue this point. Lock stitching takes less than 2 minutes and keeps the splice from getting loose and tatty.

 

[ROYCE]

that's what prompted me to ask the original question. I was splicing using the exact directions as posted by Holly, and it never mentioned to lock stitch it. Struck me as weird.
"Lock stitch every splice"

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

I aint arguing. Crap your supposed to read, I'm just a picture guy.

 

[chris_girard]

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Lockstitch every splice.

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Absolutely!
Lock stitch every splice.
I've seen double braid, hollow braid and 16 strand splices completely come out after the whipping came apart. Hasn't been the case when a splice is lock stitched.

Inspect your gear before each use....

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Norm this is very true. I've have seen this happen on one of my factory Samson 5/8" dead eye slings.

Now that I splice my own slings, I know exactly what's inside them and lock stitch everything.

For those of you who do your own splices (or want to learn how), forget about Samson's splicing manual and order Brion Toss' Working Rope Book 5. It's the best out there.

 

[chris_girard]

Here's a link to Brion's books. Scroll down and you'll see Working Book 5 - splicing Double Braid

http://www.briontoss.com/catalog/books.html

 

[Norm_Hall]

Here ya go. Forget the whipping portion and go with the <u>lock stitch every time</u> .

http://www.samsonrope.com/site_files/LockStitch_Whipping.pdf

 

[Blinky]

Yep, or you can do the whipping too since it looks mahvelous!

Here's Nick's whiplock.

 

[banjo]

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I just did a quick search and couldn't find anything about it. Got a link or something? I'm curious.

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No links. I've seen some ropes around without stitching or whipping and asked ...what's that all about? Same answer every time, that's how Samson is doing it now. It was always velocity though.

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I have been climbing on velocity for 4 years. With the most recent rope purchased 6 months ago, and all have been lock stitched. Are you sure they came from the factory that way? I know many small dealers in rope will purchase it on a spool and then have a local splicer splice it for them. I believe that's how George does it at Shelter Tree. But even he would have it locked stitched!!!!! Weird that's for sure.

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Yeah man, 100% sure they came from the factory that way. George does what you said. He buys spools and has some dude splice the rope. C'mon where are the rope gurus on this.

 

[Rookieclimber]

I hide my lockstitching under my whipping, I throw a set of stitches (3 in and outs on each side of the rope) then whip it back to the origin of the stitching. makes it look clean and functional.

 

[Rookieclimber]

what are some signs that a splice is backing out in 24 or 16 strand? or any rope for that matter, would the eye physically get bigger.

 

[zebhaney]

I've been to the Samson factory. They lockstitch the splices.