Throwline splices

[dmonn]

I have four different throwlines, and don't know what they are. Any help?

They are all hollow braid, and the two I use most of the time I decided to put an eye splice in. I did locking brummels. It was easy except for burying the tails. That was a PITA. Since they are locking brummels, (and not life support), what else can I do with the tails? The whole point of doing eye splices was to eliminate any knots that could catch on brush and "stuff".

 

[Tuebor]

The one on the left looks like really faded Dynaglide.

Yellow looks like Weaver or Buckingham or Yale Slickline.

Red & white looks like Edelrid Wurfleine.

 

[Cereal_Killer]

Yellow/black is Notch acculine 1.75

 

[dmonn]

Thanks. The Wurfleine is really tight and the fibers are super stiff, so I don't think I can splice that stuff. The acculine seems easier to work with. Should I try to bury the tapered tail, or is there something else I should try?

 

[Njdelaney]

Bury it. Find some small gauge wire and make a wire fid/puller and it buries just fine. Same for the Dynaglide.

 

[oldoakman]

I use heavy duty sewing needles to pull the bury.

 

[SeanRuel]

I use an old guitar string as a wire fid to bury the tails. Maybe 4-5 inches long, works just fine

 

[Njdelaney]

Safety wire for wiring track/race motorcycles works awesome too. Very small and plenty stiff enough to do the trick. Splicing is fun and does NOT have to be expensive.

 

[dmonn]

I use heavy duty sewing needles to pull the bury.

I did that and it worked well. Thanks for the suggestion. I didn't pull it directly with the needle. I just used thin whipping thread on a heavy duty sewing needle, then pulled the throwline tail with the thread. It was still a PITA, but it worked. Thanks. It turned out well.

 

[dmonn]

Here’s the finished splice. I find it very convenient to have a large eye to girth hitch a throw bag. Practice should speed up the process.

 

[Njdelaney]

Looks great