Page 91 - Knots in Use (1st Edition)

90 SPLICING

A
B
E Fix the end of the core
D into the fid, insert it into
the sheath at mark A
and pull it out just past
B.

C Run your hands up the
rope from the knot,
milking the sheath
towards the eye and also
round the eye from B
A towards A, so that core
and sheath settle into
each other.
D B
With everything settled
into place, pull a short
length of the core out
again and cut the free
part off, then milk round
the splice to hide the
shortened end. Hook the
eye over a strong point
and give the whole splice
a hard tug to settle it
down.

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