Page 265 - Adlard Coles "The Knot Bible"

Hard eye splice
KNOT SCORE
Wherever a shackle is attached to the end of a line, there will be wear on Strength
the rope. It makes sense then to tie a permanent loop, in the form of an Security
eye splice, with a metal or plastic thimble inserted to protect the line. The Diffi culty Tying
Diffi culty Untying
hard eye splice is widely used aboard ship for halyards, anchor warps,
Usefulness
mooring lines and many other purposes.

1 Tease the strands apart, allowing 2 Bend the line around the thimble, 3 Marry the working end to the
three times the line's diameter per and seize the standing end to it. standing part, so the middle and
tuck. Four tucks using 10mm ( 3 ⁄8in) right strand are over it, and the left
line: 3 x 10mm ( 3 ⁄8in) x 4 = 120mm strand under it. (Note this picture
(4 ⁄2in). Seize the line to the thimble. shows a side view.)
1

4 Pass the right-hand strand over 5 Tuck all the strands again, going 6 Repeat the process, pulling the
the strand immediately to its right in over and under in an anticlockwise strands tight as you go.
the standing part, and tuck it under direction.
the next one. Do the same for the
other two strands.

264