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SPLICES
2 Tease the strands apart, and reseal 3 Marry, or ‘crotch’, the strands 4 Seize the strands on the bottom
or whip the ends if necessary. together, so the ends point in part of the splice, using either
alternate directions. whipping twine or electrical tape.
8 Remove the seizing. Pick any 9 Do the same for the rest of the 10 Pull the ends tight. The splice
strand from the bottom part of the strands. Repeat the process for a can then be rolled underfoot or
splice, and tuck in under the strand further four tucks, going over and pounded with a marlinspike or fid to
immediately to its right (or to its left under in an anti-clockwise direction. smooth it out. Trim the ends flush,
if using left-hand laid rope). and seal them if necessary.
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