Page 177 - Barbara Merry - The Splicing Handbook

TOOLS & MATERIALS

⅝-inch (16 mm) 6 × 17 galvanized
wire, lightly greased
Rigging vise
Marlinspike

Denatured alcohol
Parrot-beak cutters and grinder
Unlaying stick
Serving mallet with material
Tarred tape and #30 tarred nylon
Seizing wire and thimble
Marking pen and tape
Apron and shop rags
Gloves
Safety glasses

Lay out the wires side by side, as shown, to mark the areas where the splices
will go. As a rule of thumb, for ½-inch (12 mm) wire, the length of tails for this
splice is 18 inches (450 mm). At the 18-inch (450 mm) spots, mark the two
wires and apply seizings (see page 166).