Page 107 - Colin Jarman "The Essential Knot Book"

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.

Use the tip of the fid to open the sheath at B and mark the exposed core C.

Now pull the core out so that it is free of the sheath, pull the sheath further back
and make mark D one fid length on from C; make mark E two thirds of a fid
from D.