Page 58 - Eric C. Fry - Knots and Ropework

32 This is a method for permanently joining two ropes provided the
splice does not have to work over a sheave.
Short Sufficient length of strands to provide three full tucks
(approximately four times the circumference) are un laid from the
ends of both ropes and a whipping put on each. These are inter-
Splice woven as in Fig 1 and brought tightly together, Fig 2, which point
becomes the centre of the splice.
The ends of the right-hand rope are best temporarily w hipped to
the left-hand standing part and the three rema ining strands are
tucked in turn, over one/under one ag ainst the lay, into the
standing part of the right-hand rope, the first full tuck appearing
as Fig 3. This is continued until three fu ll tucks have been made,
Fig 4.
The whipping is now removed and the whole operation repeated
to the left of centre, three fu ll tucks being made with the ends of
the right-hand rope into the standing part of the left, when the
completed splice appears as Fig 5.
The ends have been left long in the illustration to show their
relative positions, but these are now either cut off (allowing a
little for the splice to draw) or finished off as described for the
eye splice, ie halved and whipped or tapered.