Free splicing guide

1. Mark ‘A’ on the rope one fid length from

the end. Form eye size and mark ‘B’

opposite ‘A’. Tie a knot about 150cm

from ‘B’. Open cover at ‘B’, mark inner

core with some tape and extract core

using a small fid. Take out the slack from

the cover by sliding your hand from the

2. Withdraw approx. 18cm more core from

‘B’ and mark this ‘C’ on the core. Now

extract a further 12cm and mark this ‘D’

on the core…

3.For ease of splicing, extract more core

and make a lock using a small fid near

'B'.Feed cover end into needle eye,

insert at ‘C’ and push through until it exits

at ‘D’. Remove needle and pull cover

back over to hide end. 

 4.Thread core end into needle, insert near

'C' and push back through until it exits at 'B'.

 6.Get the splice('C'-'D') into cover by

sliding the cover back over it until it reaches 'A'.

Point 'A' and 'B' should now meet.

Cut off exposed core and stretch the eyeuntil the core dasappears under the cover

7. You should now have a perfect Eye Splice.

If you want to insert a Thimble,

the eye size should be calculated minus

the circumference of the thimble.