Page 80 - Peter Randall - The Craft of the Knot

STEP 2 Start the next tuck by inserting the next unlaid strand through the same intact
section of the rope, but this time tucking over and under.

STEP 3 Turn over the rope, and start the third tuck under the remaining strand.

STEP 4 Continue tucks in an over-and-under pattern.

An Eye Splice is used to make a permanent loop in three-strand rope. It retains all of
the strength of the rope, making it stronger than a regular loop knot. It is sometimes
tied tightly around a protective thimble to protect the inside of the loop from abrasion.
Each strand is usually tucked three times for natural fiber ropes, and up to five is

sometimes used for more slippery synthetics. Sometimes the strands are thinned out
after each level of tucks to taper the splice.