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LAID CORE EYE SPLICE 85

Open the sheath at B (using an ordinary fid) and extract the core, then tape
round it alongside mark A.

A

Unlay the core back to this tape and cut off half of one strand and three-
quarters of another. Bind the end of each strand tightly with tape before
taping the three strands together. (It’s not easy to get the tape on tightly
as the core fibres spring apart very readily, but the bindings must be tight
enough to slide into the sheath in the next step.)

A

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