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Rope Terminology BIGHT: A loop made in any part of a rope. BITTER END: The end of a rope opposite the end in use. EXPEDIENT EYE SPLICE BLOCK: Similar to a pulley. Used to give 1. Run end of rope through point where splice mechanical advantage when lifting or is to start. pulling heavy objects. 3. As fid penetrates stritches, guide the fid down END: The end of a rope in use. (Oppo- the hollow center of the rope. In this step, site the bitter end). push fid with right hand . . . at the same time use left hand to work the rope over the fid. FATHOM: A unit of measurement: 1 fathom is 6 feet. FALL: The standing part of the rope com- 2. Start splice two stitches above penetrating ing from the fixed block on a block-and- rope. Run fid through penetrating rope and tackle on which strain is applied. continue down the hollow center for ap- LAY: The way a twisted rope is con- proximately six inches. Bring fid out through structed. Lay is either right-hand or stitches. Remove from rope. left-hand. 4. Six to eight inches below starting point, bring LINE: Rope used aboard boats and ships the fid out between two strands. is called line. PULLEY: A device consisting of a sheave mounted in a block or wall, which is used to achieve mechanical advantage when lifting or pulling heavy objects. 3. Tighten splice. Clip protruding end. ROUND TURN: Two turns of rope 5. Remove fid from rope. around the object to which it is being Tighten splice by pulling as indicated. PERMANENT EYE SPLICE 1 fastened. (Caution: Completed splice section Cordage & Cordage SHEAVE: Pronounced “shiv”. The should measure at least six inches in synthetiC rope synthetiC grooved wheel in a block or pulley upon length.) which the rope rides when in use. STANDING PART: The main part of the rope. 1. Cut approximately 2 ft. from one end of rope TURN: One turn of a rope around the to be spliced. Put end B into splicing fid and object to which it is being fastened. insert it about 8 inches from one end of rope. Push fid 4 inches through center of rope and bring it out., leaving end approximately 4 SPLICING DIAMOND BRAID ROPE 6. For maximum security the splice should be inches long. stitched using a needle and heavy nylon poly- Note direction of splice in diagram! ethylene or polypropylene twine. If a needle TOOLS NEEDED is not available the fid may be used to lead All that is needed to splice Diamond Braid the twine back and forth through the splice. rope is a hollow splicing fid of the proper size. Each diameter rope requires a fid of the same size. All fids are marked with the rope diameter for which they are de- signed. 2. Remove fid. Pull end B until eye is correct size. SIMPLE EYE SPLICE

1. Insert one end of the rope into splicing fid. CROWN SPLICE 3. Splice A into B as described in End-To-End Make small eye splice as explained in splice. Simple Eye Splice. Steps 1-5. Pull end protruding from the splice until loop slides down flush with end of rope. Trim off pro- 2. Select point where splice is to begin. Insert truding end. tapered end of fid between the strands at this point. 4. Splice end B into original rope with an End-to-End splice.

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SPLICING BRAID-ON-BRAID ROPE BRAID-ON-BRAID SPLICING jacket and slide jacket back until approxi- until back jacket slide and jacket mately 3/4 fid length is exposed. Mark this fur- jacket Slide (Entrance). “E” point spot one (Exit) “EX” point mark and back ther point “E”. fid length from through the hollow core. Separate the Separate core. fid, hollow insert the “E”, point at through core the of strands and slide it through . . . coming out“EX” of point a mark one fid length from the loop. This loop. the from is It length fid jacket. one mark a braided the from “B” (Base Point” core is where you will extract the the of braided strands important the to make part a slip knot approximately “B”. 5 feet from pusher, the the Using of point out Re-mark core. comes the out pry it and jacket where core the on “B” jacket. Now, using your fingers, pull ends the Tape jacket. the of out core the of the rest jacket. and the of the core 2. Grasp the core where it comes out of the of out comes it where core the Grasp 2. with a “B” series number in addition to addition in number Braid-On-Braid series “B” a splicingwith fids are identifiedthe rope diameter, size E, G, 3/8" (B-12). . . 1/2" (B-16) . . . etc. . . . PUSHER A when making a splice. and fid into rope prevent to . . temporarily . TAPE used only is it as unraveling while making a splice. A MARKING DEVICE . . . Marker, Chalk or anything that will Marker, being used. mark the rope TOOLS NEEDED . . . FID A 3. In this step you will pass the end of the jacket 1. Form a loop the size of eye desired, then put (continued) then insert fid into rope at point about 24 about point at rope into fid insert then inches from its end. Asguide fid penetrates it down the work hollow to strands, hand In center left this use step, of time the rope. push same the fid at . . for. wardwith right hand overthe the rope fid. thumb and forefinger of eachhands hand along . . . slide rope as indicated protrudingany ends. by arrows. Clip rope B. Splice A into B. strands six to eight inches below starting point. Remove fid from rope. Eye size can be changed by adjusting the adjusting slipping back splice to prevent it from by changed through the splice. be can size Eye length of rope protruding the splice. from 1. Insert rope into hollow end of splicing fid, splicing of end hollow into rope Insert 1. 3. Adjust splice so that A abuts B. tighten4. grasp To splice firmly at center with 2. At point where A overlaps B insert fid into fid insert B overlaps A where point At 2. 2. Bring the fid and rope out between two between out rope and fid the Bring 2. 3. Cap the protruding end with a Crown ADJUSTABLE EYE SPLICE ADJUSTABLE www. dcl-usa.com • email: [email protected] • Fax (504) 947-8557 • 1-800-228-7660 • 947-8557 (504) Fax • [email protected] email: • dcl-usa.com www.

pull protruding end to tighten the splice, the tighten to end fid out between protruding two strands.pull Remove fid and then trim protruding end. through rope, about 6 inches from end, as end, to end from where Eye inches 6 splice is about wanted. rope, Insert fidthrough shown. described in EYE SPLICE. Steps 1-5. through to size of Eye splice desired. through, (Arrow) insert fid into rope in di- in rope into fid insert (Arrow) through, rection away from loop, down fid guide and fid into end rope asshort illustrated. time for- fid Push same rope. Insert the of the center at . hollow the . . hand right with ward use left hand to work rope over fid. 4. Five inches below starting point bring the bring point starting below inches Five 4.

1. Place splicing fid on end of rope, opposite 2 EYE SPLICE PERMANENT rope, of end on fid splicing Place 1. Splicing Instructions 1. Splice rope B into rope A using principles using A SPLICE END-TO-END rope into B rope Splice 1. 2. Remove fid and pull entire length of rope of length entire pull and fid Remove 2.

3. Just below the point where rope comes rope where point the below Just 3. Splicing Instructions Splicing Splicing Instructions

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CROWN SPLICE strands nearest the jacket end, cut the marked strands only and pull them from the jacket. DO NOT CUT BEYOND POINT “S”. Tape end of tapered jacket. A crown splice will keep a line from fray- 4. Insert end of jacket into the socket of the ing and unraveling. This is made similar fid. Hold the core lightly at “EX”, then place to the eye splice with the following varia- the point of the pusher into the socket of tions: 4. Place the ropes end to end with the jacket of the fid and push the fid and jacket through 1. In Step 1, do not measure any loop, just each beside the extracted core of the other. “E” to “EX” until end of jacket emerges at measure one fid length from the end of the “EX” line to get point “B”. Be sure to tie a slip Insert the end of one jacket into the fid socket. knot. Insert the fid at point “A” on the other rope core. With the pusher, push the fid through 2. Steps 2 thru 5 are the same. the center of the core and bring it out at point 3. After cover has been inserted in core, pro- “C”. Pull the jacket through the core till point ceed to Step 7, and bury core in the jacket. “S” on the jacket meets point “A” on the core. 5. Holding the core and end of the jacket Cut off tail of core flush with end of splice. Repeat this procedue with the other jacket tightly at “EX”, smooth the braid of the core and core. evenly from “EX” back to “E”. Remove the END-TO-END SPLICE tape from the end of the jacket sticking out at “EX”. Pull the jacket carefully as shown, until the end disappears into the core.

5. Insert taped end of one core into the fid socket. Insert fid at point “S” on the other 1. Place ropes to be spliced side by side and rope jacket. With the pusher, push fid mark point “B” (Base point) one fid length through the center of the jacket and bring from the end of each rope. Mark point “E” it out at point “E”. Repeat this procedure

Cordage & Cordage about 2/3 a fid length from point “B”. Make with the other core and jacket. 6. The core must now be put back into the

synthetiC rope synthetiC certain that both ropes are marked identi- cover, finally emerging at point “B”. Insert cally. the fid into the jacket about 1/2 inch from “E”. Place the end of the core into the fid, Tie a slip knot about 5 feet from point “E” and use the pusher to slide fid and core in each rope. through. Pull end of core until slack is taken Using the pusher, part the jacket stands at out. You may not be able to push fid all the point “E” and extract the core. Tape the ends 6. Remove tape from jacket ends and pull cross- way to point “B” in one pass. If so bring out of both jackets and extracted cores. over snug by pulling jacket and core simul- the point of fid between the strands of jacket Mark point “O” on each core where it comes taneously on each side of splice. Hold the and re-insert fid at the exact point where you out of the jacket. crossover firmly and smooth excess braid brought it out and push it through the rest away from it in both directions. Cut off pro- of the way, coming out at “B”. truding cores at point “E”.

2. Mark both cores as follows: Hold core at point “O” and slide jacket back about 2/3 a fid length. Mark point “A”. 7. Hold rope at the slip knot with one hand and with your other hand, slide the jacket Hold core at point “A” and slide jacket back toward the splice. Repeat with other rope. 7. Grasp rope at point “E” and smooth down about 1-2/3 fid lengths. Mark point “C”. both sides of loop. Now, hold rope at slip Do this until all slack has been removed be- knot, and with the other hand slide the jacket tween the slip knots and the length of the toward the splice. Repeat this action until opening in the splice is about equal to the exposed core is hidden inside jacket, and all rope’s diameter. slack in jacket has been removed. If bunch- ing occurs at point “E” pull firmly on tail of SPLICING 3-STRAND TWISTED ROPE core until it disappears. With this complete, smooth loop until all slack is removed and 3. It is necessary to taper the jacket to prevent SHORT SPLICE cut off tail near jacket. End will disappear bulge in the crossover. Do this to both ropes by further smoothing of the loop. Untie the as follows. slip knot and your eye splice is completed. Starting at point “B” count 7 adjacent pairs of strands and mark point “S”. From this point count, and mark every other intersecting pair of strands (see illustration). 7 intersecting pairs are to be marked. 1. For end-to-end splicing of two ropes, first, unlay both ropes for a short distance and Remove the tape from the jacket end and bring them together so that the main bod- beginning with the marked intersecting Continued on the next page

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of the rope then tuck them, in sequence, in rope. them, the tuck in then strands rope the the of under synthetic and for over recommended While it is traditional to use 4 tucks, at least are too tucks 6 not ends, fiber ropes. strand protruding trim and splice is complete. Your closely to rope. under which the center unlaid strand is strand unlaid center the which under tucked, and is tucked under the nextin the rope. strand maining strand in the rope,tuck is against the twist. making sure the board, a or foot your under splice the Roll a loop of the desired size, with the unlaid the with size, for desired a short the distance of loop anda double back to form strands laying across the twist of the rope. Sealing strand-ends unraveling. ofprevent them from synthetic fiber rope willTuck the center unlaidof strand the strands in the under main body of the any rope, one going against the twist. 2. The next unlaid strand going over the strand re- the under strand unlaid last the 3. Tuck 4. Pull each strand snugly up to the main body 1. To begin your Eye Splice unlay the strands the unlay Splice Eye your begin To 1. EYE SPLICE loop a TheEye Splice as may made of be chafing prevent of to any size or it thimble can be made metal a tight around the rope fibers. (continued) with an overhand knot, tuck each strand each tuck a knot, or foot overhand your an the under with against going rope, the splice into back the twice Roll twist. board, clip protrudingsplice is complete. strand-ends and your strand and replace it original withfrom its the oppo- the the opposite other in going at rope. strands, of strand pair Doanother the same center, thing with the in sitedirection. strands You pair a nowand ing have ropes, two two the long of oppos- point meeting of long and short opposing strands on each center. of side vent them from unraveling) and lay the lay and pre- will rope unraveling) fiber synthetic of ends strand from them vent right-hand strand the across other two as illustrated. strand, then back a over the with right-hand or strand. foot too not quence over and under the strands in the your splice. short a in as ends, under rope, the of body main splice the protruding Roll clip and board, rope. the to close 3. Now tie each pair of opposing strands tightly CAUTION: Do not clip ends too close to the splice. 2. Starting with any opposite pair, unlay one unlay pair, opposite any with Starting 2. When you want a rope end to be a little a be to end rope a want you When the larger Splice Crown in the diameter appearance, (sealing finished a than the rope, rope, and your is the answer. have of end the Unlay 1. 2. Then tuck the left-hand strand se- in them over tuck the then first snug, strands 3. all Pull CAUTION: Do not clip ends too close to the splice. CROWN SPLICE CROWN

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and clip off ends of the protruding strands. have the strands of each rope tucked two tucked rope each of tucks with the other three strands. now You strands more the two have least at make four . . times . and through back strands the go six strands the Now of of the each other with rope. tucks syn- for recommended are tucks additional thetic ropes. under a strand of the opposite rope, work- rope, opposite the of strand a under ing against the twist. just tucked, and tuck it over and under the next strand in the opposite rope. Do the same thing with the remainingNow, take one more truck unlaid with each strand. strand. ies of the ropes fit snugly and the unlaid the one and of snugly strand a fit ropes the of alternating ies mesh, strands with a strand flame a a with ropes of fiber the other. synthetic of ends Sealing the strand- unraveling. their or hot knife will prevent to the body of the other rope. one rope Take the unlaid strand next to the strand the to next strand unlaid the Take It is helpful to temporarily tie the strands of rope about 14 turns and bring them to- them bring and turns 14 about al- rope mesh: of strands strand a gether unlaid so that the the main with bodies and of the one ropes of snugly fit synthetic of strand a strand-ends ternating Sealing other. the fiber ropes with a flamevent their unraveling. or hot knife will pre- Splicing Instructions The Long splice is not quire as strong as LONG SPLICE CAUTION: Do not clip ends too close to the splice. 4. Roll the splice under your foot, or a board a or foot, your under splice the Roll 4. 3. Remove the temporary tie and make two make and tie temporary the Remove 3. 2. Now, tuck one of the unlaid strands over and 1. To make a Long splice, unlay the end of each

the Short splice, but it permits a rope to rope a permits it but splice, Short the run through a block or pulley. freely Splicing Instructions Splicing