please help me whip better

[simonfraser]

a few weeks a go a helpfull forumite suggested that i put the outer sheeth of a larger rope round some dyneema rope to stop it slipping in the rope clutch. it works a treat, but how do i fix the end ?

i have put two layers of whipping on the dynema to make it a bit thicker just before the part covered by the outer sheeth, the whipped the end of the outer sheeth.

if it's pulled hard through the turning block at the foot of the mast, the whipping on the end of the outer sheething pulls loose, suggestion gratefully received

 

[Guest]

Do a Palm and needle whipping ... or other term is a sailmakers .....

It consists of normal transverse turns and then longitudinal runs sewn through the rope to lock it all together and stop it slipping. It is the "permamanent" whipping preferred for ropes ends that need long-term stability.......

Now for the fun part ..... http://www.rainbowrope.com/howto/introduction.htm

I know it's a "strange" web-site and believe me - it is NOT my scene ... but when I goggled for a demo of the Palm and Needle Whipping - this site came up and yes it does have a demo of it !!! Scroll on down - honest !!!!

There is another way of course - if you want to try - heat-shrink tubing .... slip it over, heat it with hair-dryer or hot-air paint remover (take care !) ... shrink it to tight fit.

 

[Lakesailor]

 

[ningcompoop]

Hmmmm, can't quite make out what sort of knots they're using, anyone care to speculate?

 

[brianrunyard]

Brilliant nm

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[simonfraser]

Re: Brilliant nm

v good, my 8 yr old is wondering what the lady on the chair is all about !

i'll go and check out the palm whip, i.e. sew it all together

p.s. how to do the smilies ?

 

[VicS]

Re: Brilliant nm

Animated instructions for sailmakers whipping HERE and links to other kinds.

The whole site is worth bookmarking

To do smilies use the full reply form and just click on the instant smiley you want. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Or did you mean these

If so you will find them at http://www.lakelandimages.co.uk/Forum%20pics/Smiley/whip.gif then you have to put the url in as an image

 

[simonfraser]

Re: Brilliant nm

vics, thanks for the animated link, excelent

p.s. i did mean the whipping smilie !