Eye Splice 3 Strand Rope

Today we re continuing our knot of the week hd series with the eye splice.

Eye splice 3 strand rope.

Then tuck strand 2 under the marked spot behind strand 1 figure 4 below. Samson recommends splicing as the preferred rope termination method. For more about this knot check out our article here. All dock lines should have an eye splice in one end.

I needed to put some short lengths of rope on a tarpaulin tarp and figured that this would be a good way to do it rather than just tying a knot and hoping it holds. Tip jar support my channel. In this detailed video tutorial we show you easy step by step instructions for tying an eye splice with three strand rope. The animation only shows the threading of two complete tucks with the final image.

Tuck strand 1 under the nearest marked spot figure 3 above. Bend the rope to form the desired eye size and mark with a temporary wrap of tape. Note the mark around the standing part of the rope your individual strands will tuck under these marks. This is done with the standing part of the rope in front of you bending the tail of the rope from left to right note.

Turn the entire piece over. Knots can significantly decrease a ropes strength while in most cases splicing maintains 100 of the specified rope strength. For mooring towlines and other long term or critical applications seven tucks are recommended. Modern synthetic materials however tend to be slippery and now a minimum of five complete tucks is required.

How to eye splice three strand rope. The eye splice and its variants are well described by ashley abok 2725 p 445. Bend following the natural bend of the rope so as not to put any twist into the eye or the splice. Easy step by step instructions for splicing a loop in the end of a three strand rope in this knot tying video tutorial.