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02 LONG SPLICE
A Long Splice hardly increases a rope’s diameter but is a little less strong than a
Short Splice. It can be formed in many different ways, but this is a widely used
method. Each line is unlaid for some distance (about ten turns) and the strands
married. One strand each side is unlaid a further distance (about six turns) and its
opposite number laid up in its place. Thus the line should always look like a
complete piece of laid rope. Each of the three pairs of strands spread along the
rope is now knotted to its neighbour with an overhand knot before being thinned
with a sharp knife and tucked (over and under) against the lay of the rope.
Again, rolling underfoot will help to settle the splice.
