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figure 86.3

You can now either follow one strand around or work all six in sequence, but basically the working
strand is wound spirally around the strand that it has been tucked beneath. We suggest an average of
about five and a half tucks as being sufficient for small work. This will actually be three strands with

six tucks and three strands with five tucks, which will mean that they will all emerge at the same point
along the standing part.

To finish off the splice, hammer it tight with a mallet, working from the eye backwards down the
splice, twisting the wire as you go. Trim off any ends and remove the seizing (figure 86.3).

Long splice: the great advantage of this splice, provided that it is correctly executed, is that it retains
the diameter of the rope, thus allowing the rope to continue to run through existing blocks and eyes.

Begin by unlaying the strands of both ropes for a distance of about twelve turns, and then position the
ends of the ropes opposite to each other and touching. Arrange the strands from the left-hand end to
alternate with those of the right-hand end. Now unlay one strand from each rope a further turn and

replace it in the rope with its opposite number from the other rope. Continue doing this for a further
five turns. (Figure 87.1 shows the total extent of the unlaying for clarity, but you should fill the space