Alright today on Repairs101 we re going to look at the fundamentals of splicing three
strand rope.
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You know, as it is with many things in life, you ll find success much easier to achieve
if you do the required prep work.
You know, creating basic splices like the back splice, the eye splice and the short
splice is actually much easier than it looks, once you get the hang of it.
To me the most useful is the eye splice, which you definitely will want to use with polypropylene
rope as it s very stiff and very difficult to knot reliably.
Now, although perfect symmetry is achievable and preferred, the truth of the matter is:
if you re reasonably close it will hold.
Now, admittedly, this is kind of a long short splice but I find the long strands easier
to show on camera.
Marry the two ropes together like this, then hold one side of it in a bunch and start over-undering
the other side.
(LONG, TRIPPY SILENCE) A crown knot can be made by looping each strand
against the rope and then passing each tail through its neighbor s loop.
Then pull it all tight.
It s not hard to see why they call it a crown knot, is it?
A back splice will save your rope from fraying and becoming useless.
I m making this back splice much shorter.
Once the crown knot is made, it s over-under time.
Unlike the polypropylene rope, this nylon rope is soft and floppy, but also prone to
unwinding.
Twist the ends as you handle them.
Roll a finished splice in your hands to smooth it
out and make the braids lay flat.