Whipping!

[SnaxMuppet]

NOOOO! Not that kind of whipping /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

I have just added a stern anchor to my boat and I had thought about finding someone who would make up the end of the anchor rode warp with an eye so that I can shakle the warp to the chain. Then I found a great book (the name of which escapes me as it is on the boat!) but I thought I would have a go myself.

Bought a splicing spike and some whipping twine and off I went. First was properly whipping the ends the mooring warps, then I had a go at back-splicing on a thimble for the anchor rode.

All went rather well. Not the tidiest back splice I have seen but it is certainly servicable. I am sure I will improve with a bit more practice. I will never worry again about splicing a loop or thimble on the end of a 3-strand rope... now, splicing braided rope looks a little harder /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Wiggo]

Braided rope is horrible! I can do it at a push, but I hate it. 3 strand I can do in my sleep.

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

I once watched a fellow forumite spend an entire afternoon putting a single eyesplice in a braided rope..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Wiggo]

And probably wasting about 5m of the stuff in the process!

 

[SnaxMuppet]

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I wasted over 1m just doing my first back splice in 3 strand... restarted a couple of times! I think I will buy 50% more than I need when I try braided... not yet tho'... I need more practice with 3 strand!

 

[pau1gray]

If you need a lesson with braid come round for a cup of tea
You've seen our mooring lines haven't you - all done with these fair hands

 

[nonitoo]

Wait until you try eye splicing a 40mm 7 strand wire (not forgetting the locking tuck), used to take two of us about a couple of hours.

My memories are of the air being blue and blood everywhere !!

Thankfully, not much call for it nowadays.

Tom

 

[omega2]

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Wait until you try eye splicing a 40mm 7 strand wire (not forgetting the locking tuck), used to take two of us about a couple of hours.

My memories are of the air being blue and blood everywhere !!

Thankfully, not much call for it nowadays.

Tom

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Not since they closed all the pits, we used it on the haulage roads, I was the rope mans gofor, the splice was about 30 feet long, and almost invisible when finished.