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88 SPLICING
07 BRAID ON BRAID
EYE SPLICE
Braid on braid is perhaps the most widely used rope construction and
although this eye splice appears complicated, it can retain around 85 per
cent of the rope’s strength. A purpose-made tubular fid is essential.
First make a tight overhand or figure of eight loop knot 3m from the rope’s
end to bind core and sheath together. Next make mark A one fid length back
from the rope’s end (using a felt tip marker), form the required size of eye
and mark B across the throat from A.
B
A
Use the tip of the fid to open C
the sheath at B and mark the
exposed core C.
B
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