Eye Splice a Rope - How to Eye Splice a 3 Strand Rope - Easy to Follow Splicing (Revisited)
Eye Splice a Rope - How to Eye Splice a 3 Strand Rope - Easy to Follow Splicing (Revisited)
The eye splice is a great way of making a permanent loop in a rope. Another advantage is that an eye splice reduces the amount of stress that is put in a rope when under load. Eye Splices average a 10-15% reduction in the strength of a rope, which is extremely low compared to the strongest knot. Below I have put a link to a chart showing the strength of various knots. Eye Splices are still very much in use today.
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Splicing Rope Introduction 00:00
Splicing Rope Start 06:36
Splicing a Rope the First Tuck 08:20
Splicing a Rope Second Tuck 09:53
Splicing a Rope Third Tuck 11:07
Splicing a Rope Tucking the Strands 12:59 Channel Handle: @KnottingKnots
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you don't have a French version?
@@richardgrognard6394 Sadly no. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
The clearest, simplest and most repeatable description of braiding an eye splice in three strand rope that I have found. Excellent.
Glad it was helpful! What do you plan on using it for?
Very helpful. I somehow forgot how to eyesplice due to my ability to "quickthrow" bowline knots. I cant understand why but i always forget how to properly splice 3 strand and have had to relearn how to atleast 10 times now and have been laughed at for forgetting how in the industry i work in 🤷 . If you saw my makeshift "afrosplice" method youd probably laugh too
@@TOO_RAW I really do understand all about forgetting how to tie certain knots. Not sure if you are interested, but the Marlin Eye Splice makes a good splice and is so easy to remember: kzhead.info/sun/n8ObqN5wgaBueHA/bejne.htmlsi=jkAbwh1baiuprdyQ In one of the comments below is a link to it being tested against a normal eye splice.
Thanks for your clear explanation! I looked at several videos and still couldn't figure it out until I came across yours. Wonderful job
YES!!!!! I watched like three other videos that didn't do nearly as good as you. THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you so much for this video. I’ve just watched 4 others and I was starting to get so frustrated because they weren’t fully explaining each step or showing it clearly. You slowed it all down and made it all so clear, and helped me get my first eye splice done!
Very well explained & demonstrated. Thank you. Stay well, Joe Z
this is the 3rd vid I've watched on how to tie an eye splice and I have to say it is the only one of the 3 that actually explained all the steps clearly even compared with the one that used 3 separately coloured strands. Thanks
Glad that you liked it. Funnily enough, I ordered some coloured rope yesterday to do my version of that one. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
Agree
Yeah but if you noticed at the beginning of the video, the strands at the base of the eye you have 2 strands that don't cross over another strand. Every strand crosses over another.
18 1/2 minutes provides full step by step instructions. Time well invested. Thanks for providing the thorough explanation. Just a great tutorial.
I work in Industrial Construction and this is a really handy little video and this guys done it correctly..its refreshing to see such a video and will be sharing in my mentorin ggroups for apprentices and new workers to the field
This is a great help! Getting the ends of the strands to line up has been the tricky part for me, after that it got a lot simpler!
This must be the best eye splice instructional video that I have seen on the internet.
You so right , I have been looking for a good informative video on how to do it and most just don't explain it that well
Thanks for a very clear, methodical explanation. Now I'm ready!
I did it. Just took a three strand rope that had a bowline tied on the end, and converted it to a eye splice by following your video. Looks a lot better, and probably more functional at the same time. Thanks.
When I was taught to do this about 55 years ago, when done making the loop, take the rope, place it on the floor, put your shoe on it, and roll it back and forth with most of your weight. This will totally smooth it out. Thanks for bringing back childhood memory! Respectfully, Kevin
You are absolutely right Kevin. Anyway, the video is good but it is only for slow minded guys.
"No splice is complete til it passes under the sailor's feet".
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@@user-mq5os3hn1tthere are people with PHDs that don’t know how to do this. Imagine how slow minded they are. Here is the perfect example of the Dunning-Kruger effect. I’m betting you’re a complete noddy, and don’t even know it.
Very informative and easy to follow, thank you for sharing :-)
Cheers mate !!! I'm a wire rope splicer in Calgary Alberta Canada and you just taught me in time to do a order for 20 hook one end with thimble 3 strand nylon splice ...thanks again
I think yours is the clearest demonstration on u tube. i struggled with where to place the third strand and you clearly show that. I tied loops in 3 fender lines and 4 mooring lines this afternoon and they looked great, even though I say so myself! Many thanks for taking the time to do this.
I hope that you are now learning how to whip the end of ropes also? Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Thank yous for sharing.... Good job on Tutorial,teaching,explaining how in details with marlin and scotish. Think maybe the starting point of third may need to go through with middle only in other direction... Please take a look.... Other wise great job
Thank you for your wonderfully clear instruction; very happy with my first effort and look forward to perfecting it as I do more.
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fantastic explanation, excellent movie, very easy to follow - thank you for your help !
Nice job explaining this Johnny. Easy to follow . Thank you. It quickly becomes apparent that the more attention you pay to restoring the twist , the neater the splice.
I personally hate the fact that unlaying the rope makes it look scruffy.
Excellent video and first one I’ve seen that explained the important details clearly. Thanks for posting.
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Extremely helpful, got a good weave on my very first time ever doing it just from this video
Talk too much
Thank you, well done!
THANK YOU! It's been a year or so since I've spliced, and unlike riding a bicycle it was hard to pick up again. This is the most helpful video regarding eye splicing on youtube.
............ and now, every time you see a piece of rope you will be splicing it!! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Who else is having a hard time
Nay too easy
I was having a hard time but after I watched it a few time and worked it as the video was rolling I got it.
It’s knot easy
Well explained. This one is harder to sort out the first time, at least in my experience.
YES!!!! The reason this one is called revisited, is that I found a flaw in a video I did many moons ago and ended up deleting it! It is like anything really, so hard until you do it a couple of times.
Thank you very much, I like the way you explain how to do it.
It's been almost 53 years since I spliced a roap. I needed the tutorial to keep me on track. Thank you. God bless.
Glad it was helpful! Do you have a use for the Eye Splice or are you just learning again?
What's a roap?
my dad taught me how to do this when i was young. he died over twenty years ago and i've been trying to remember how to do this for years. thank you for explaining it so well.
Obviously he didn't TEACH you, he just showed you he could do it and you went, 'um, ooh aah' and performed a trick.
The technique for weaving this splice was a bit obfuscated from where I'd been standing, but you did a great job of clearing up the mysteries. Yours is the first video (of many) I've watched that's effectively demonstrated the nuances of an apparently intricate, but remarkably simple to replicate splice. (As an aside, self-deprecating humor is always a bonus and yours is both subtle and appreciated.) Thanks for taking the time to make a very excellent video that will fool my friends into thinking I possess some magical grasp of rope sorcery.
Never heard “obfuscated” before! Thanks for teaching me a new word! Now I’m dying to use it in a sentence in a conversation!
My friends think I am a sorcerer now I have completed a couple of these 😆
Thank you for a very clear explanation and demonstration. I would have got lost with the third strand at the very beginning, and I now feel confident to do this splice.
Are you able to show me any of your work, as I do love to see other peoples knot-craft or knotting solutions? You can drag and drop a photo here, please: bit.ly/yourknotwork
Thanks for the help, needed to make a „pretty“ loop and that one ist the best, so thanks!
Excellent instructional video, Johnny ! Thanks for your patience ! By the way, have you uploaded a chart on strengths of knots/splice somewhere ?
Many thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. The information you requested can be found here: igkt-solent.co.uk/knot-strength-chart/
Great explanation! What I do (with synthetic rope) is to finish the splice off with more tucks, but reducing the strands in each strand every time (melting the cut "substrands" every time) so that the tucks taper down to almost nothing. Gives a very neat result.
Yes, it also makes it look even smarter when there is a taper. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Thanks for the tapering tip!
Fantastically clear and precise demonstration! Thank you! For sharing this skill! Appreciated!
Very informative and nicely explained. Your's is the best video I saw for explaining how. Was very easy to follow along and it worked out perfect the first time. Thank you so much!!!
I would have liked to see it finished perhaps even with a taper. thanks
To taper the splice, which is always a good idea, just make an extra tuck in the second strand and two extra tucks in the third. All the strands should end up on the same side of the line. Also, the finishing touch of every three strand splice is to lay it on deck and roll it under your foot. It will really make the splice look finished.
At last some else who knows and tapers
Ah yes, the California taper.
Nice explanation and demostration! Thanks for sharing! Blessings Bcb
Legend! Love this cheers mate!!! 👌🏽💯
It definately is an art that being lost My dad and grand dad taught me this many years ago but I haven’t tied a splice eye in years
Go and make something 😉 😉 😉
Some of your viewers might be interested to know there is an eye splicing vise that works well on hard twist especially when using a thimble.
Oh, I hate suggestions, usually means I have to spend money and then do a video :-) Do you know if they are readily available?
Johnny Debt , I have an old bronze one but they now make copies that are less expensive. You should be able to find a used one, most sellers don’t know what they are for.
Would you be able to drag and drop a photo of it here? goo.gl/mQgf8E
Johnny Debt done.
Oh no, I got my comments mixed up, I replied to someone else about this!! He must be wondering what the hell I am on about :-) Thanks for showing me, I am going to set up an eBay notification to see if any come up really old and of course cheap.
Thanks much for sharing I love it!
Thank you. Been watching videos getting frustrated all day. This one final made it click
Great video.
*Short Splice* Love splicing, then why not try a short splice: kzhead.info/sun/esZmZr2veGSbZZE/bejne.html
Love the technique and the clarity of your demonstration but thanx to youtube speed controls I am able to watch your vids in half the time.
You're going to laugh, but yesterday i was bonking my head trying to figure out how to do this...
.... but does it help today or too late? ;-)
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Finally!!! Clear, precise and perfectly explained. It took THIS video to finally make it clear on how to make a splice. Thank you so very much !!!!
A pleasure Edward. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
After watching 3 or 4 eye splicing videos, I almost gave up until I found yours!! Bravo, great teaching!!!
Thanks for making this video.
Awesome guide thanks a lot save my day!
Thank you so much! I have watched many knot videos and never done well with them. I now have two great looking eye splices for a small rope ladder I was making. Thank you!
So glad to have been able to help................... nothing better than seeing your ropework that you have done in action. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
This was helpful thanks!
Thank you very much sir. Greetings from Greece.
Thank you so much. I have been splicing rope for about 7 years. I have tried and tried to learn how to do it this way all of those 7 years. I have had numerous captain s and crew alike try and show me how to do this. It's not been until this video have I been able to get it. Thank you so much! Iam so proud. I just hope I can keep it up. Very good video.
Glad that at last it has worked for you, what are you going to use it for?
@@KnottingKnots in the past I spliced crab rope. What I used last night was the big Samson rope. The stiff stuff.
@@norcaljen Thanks for taking the time to share this information, I always love to hear about knots and cordage being used in action!
that was FANTASTICALLY SIMPLE been attempting to splice for YEARS. thank you
Glad it helped! What do you plan on using it for?
terrific and pleasant to listen to thanks!
Excellent presentation 👏 a skill not often thought of and will be invaluable at some point! Cheers
Nice job. Thank you so much for posting
Nice sex joke
EXCELLENT presentation.
Thanks for helping me understand how to do the splicing. Actually , I’ve learned a lot with the help of your videos. I just received a copy of Ashley’s big book. I enjoyed your video on the book. I think over time I may come to understand the book. But It is not what I expected. Thanks again. And please keep up the great work.
Yes, Ashley's Book of Knots is not the easiest book to understand, but it will grow on you over time. If you get into knotting.................... you will find that your tool and book collections gets a little out of hand. Also, not to mention the rope that you collect over time.
Thank you sooo much! I've finally got how to tie this tremendous knot.
Glad that you liked it!! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
This is the best video, thank you
Many, many thanks this is the best explanation of eye splicing I have seen - excellent commentary too - I'm away to practice!!!
Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Just want to say that this video is by far a better instructional video that I've seen on tying an eye on the end of a rope. I'm not sure what the difference is but I could understand, follow, and keep up with what you were saying. Everyone else's that I've watched was very confusing to me. So glad I finally found yours. Keep you the good work.
Thanks for letting me know 😉 😉 😉 What do you plan on using it for, now that you know how to make one?
@@KnottingKnots nothing in particular at the moment, it's just one of those things that I've always wanted to know. I just wanted to let you know that your videos are very interesting and that you do one hell of a good job. If I were to ever need to make one, l'll try and post a comment with me videoing the knowledge that you've past a long. 💯
@@justinturley6631 just glad to help out mate 😉 😉 😉
The best video out there! I always messed up the beginning part but now I finally got it.
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Thank you for sharing these wonderful crafts that were used years ago. Same technique can be used for modern times in, as you said sailing, but also camping and recovery for those that overland.
Thanks for taking the time to share this information, I always love to hear about knots and cordage being used in action!
Found a fid having no idea what it was ... The rabbit hole took me here 🤣 now i need this tool and i had no idea i did need it. Thank you
I hope you now enjoy using it?
When i was a kid my father had a 20' length of 2" synthetic rope we always carried in the safari wagon for pulling ourselves or most of the time other's out of ditches in Alaska . It had splices like this . Never knew how it was done . I've seen it done many times since then but I still have never done it myself . That rope held up until the 90's when it was finally ripped apart pulling a semi out of the mud in washington , crazy . My dad and that rope saved a lot of folks from a minor inconveniences that could have led to possibly becoming life threatening situations . We rescued a couple on the ALCAN highway on the way down to washington up in the yukon territory middle of nowhere . It was January and I remember how grateful they were , they said they had been stuck for hours before we came along . Anyways it is a nice skill to have .
Your dad failed to teach you valuable skills
My Dad was a boatswains mate in the USGG (aboard the CG 32 USS Campbell ) during the korean war ,and it was impressive the things he could do with rope .I never had the patience to pay attention . You helped alot .
Sometimes a bit of age, helps you to be more patient. You may also be interested in my Blog Posts here: igkt-solent.co.uk/blog/ Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
excellent video. the first one that helped me do my first ever (correct!) eye splice. thanks !!!
Glad to have helped! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
Practical, owning a small sailboat and recently trying to do my own splicing of 3 strand anchor ropes. thanks again for great videos !!
Thank you Sir . Finally did it spliced some 3/4 inch rope for wild hog leads for snares. Your video did it.
The best instruction for the eye splice on the net. Thanks.
Thank you so much for saying so. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
You are the only one who I found has showed this clearly. Thank you.
Many thanks. I have to say that this video gets far more view than most of the others. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Thank you! You explain it very well and it came out perfectly!
Yes, Marie can splice!!! 😉 Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Excellent video . Sir , thank you so much for sharing your knowledge . Very well explanation and demonstration . I am from Sri Lanka .
Very instructive and detailed
Others have said it but I've got to add my own narcissistic comment 😂, agree the most straightforward, non-fussy explanation. Maybe easier coming back to this as review but still, plus I like the sense of humor too. Thank you
Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Do you need to splice something?
Much clearer than all the others - thanks
That's cos I is the best ;-) Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
By George I think you've got it! Thankyou! Looks a bit less than perfect but ready to go. Legend! 👍🇦🇺
Now you can offer a service by tidying up everyone's dock lines 😉 😉 😉
Interesting demo,now i have a guide on how to splice a rope. Thank you
Glad it was helpful! ............ and what do you plan to use it for?
THANKS A LOT JHONNY, I AM MEXICAN AND I DID NOT UNDERSTAND ANY VIDEO IN SPANISH HAHAHA, YOU DID IT VERY WELL, YOU HELPED ME A LOT . GOD BLESS YOU :D
Hello Mexico!! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
This is the best video for this knot. Thanks! First 3 strand splice turned out great.
............. and now I have to ask what do you plan using it for?
Thank you.its,really easy to follow your steps in making eye splice than the other vids that ive watch.i think its because you use a bigger strands of rope thats why its easy to understand.thank you.
Thanks for your great tutorials. Thanks to you I spliced clips onto the ends of my sheet leads with crown ring splices. Then I worked eye spliced pennons onto two fenders, for four eye splices total. Tomorrow I’ll whip all the bitter ends. It was the fuzzy textured Dacron polyester three strand. I find it a bit easier to grip when sailing, than the shiny slick stuff. Love your channel. Thumbs up. Yes the clock striking the hours and the dog add a charming homeliness to your productions. Take care, stay safe, John Carlson in California.
John, California is burning, yet you still have time to leave a comment?? 😉 😉 😉 Many thanks for letting me know what you are doing with your ropes, it is always good to hear about ropes, knots and splices being used in action. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Dog snoring as I type!!!
@@KnottingKnots I’m a retired Firefighter Paramedic. This season has not been too bad yet. Though the fire season seem to have defiantly lengthened and intensified since I began 40 years ago. Climate change is upon us, I try to go sailing to get a break from the madness. We have a boating and camping event next week. There will be several boats, so it was time to put some proper hanks of line on the ends of my ugly plastic fenders. Perhaps I’ll make some proper rope ones some day. Just ordered Des Pawson’s mats and more book! Our three dogs are sleeping as well. None snoring at the moment. We also have two old spring wound mantel clocks ticking away.
@@johnc6809 Des Pawson's book is excellent!! Good to hear that you will be spending some time on the water, nothing better than putting your knotting skills to good use.
@@KnottingKnots You are so right! If I can apply what I’ve learned to a real life situation, I remember it better. Now I’m trying to re-remember the turkshead!!
Very helpful !!
Well done!
Excellent thank you mate
Thanks for this, I've struggled with making this eye splice off and on for years, throwing in the towel and using a knot. I find the Swedish Fid to be the bomb... it's great using it in the opposite direction , to smoothly guide the strand through. BTW I am using the rope with a Maasdam Pow'r-Pull A0 3/4 ton rope winch and tested the splice strength to 1,500 lbs works great. Started to pull my pickup truck so had to find 2 fixed objects
Always good to hear about knots and splices being used in action!! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
This is what I'm looking for my hammock. Thank you 😊
Glad I could help! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Very easy to learn. Thank you❤️
Good explanation Thank you to show us how to do it. Best explanation
Love it! Very understandable tutorial. ❤️
Glad to have helped out..................
Best demonstration ive seen, jolly good!
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This video made sense and thank you for going slowly- only recommendation was had to watch a couple of times with the ups vs downs vs rights and lefts changing. But thank you for going slow enough to follow!
Nothing better than when you follow a video and end up with a good result! What do you plan on using it for? Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Great easy to follow video, 👍 now my rope looks good and is strong when I go magnet fishing 😊 Regards Frank
Glad it helped Frank 😉 😉 😉 If there are times you need a knot that can be untied from your magnet, This video on Tying a Thimble onto a Fishing Magnet may also be useful: kzhead.info/sun/eJSxd9Wdh32ro2w/bejne.htmlsi=TPBBrtjTDFjBjhC8
This must be the best eye splice instructional video. Thank you so much. Saludos desde Argentina.
Hello Argentina! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
very well explained, thanks Sir !
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Served two union apprenticeships; Millwright and Ironworker. This was taught in the classes. Very interesting, and used in life situations periodically. Great demonstration and video. Thanks.
I was wondering how long ago was it that you were taught this............. I wonder if still taught? Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
@@KnottingKnots Millwright apprenticeship started in 1972, and Ironworker in 1984. I would imagine the rope splicing is still taught as I think it is still part of construction work.
@@robertmceuen3630 Many thanks for that information.
Thanks! I believe I got it the first time! Great explanation!
Nothing better than when something goes according to plan ;-) Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
Johnny Debt practical. mainly tree work. rigging and such.
Ah yes, I now see why you may have never done a splice. The rope for tree work has become far more technical in recent times. I sometimes watch Matthew J Norman's Videos and wonder how he manages to make such lovely spices in his rope.
I watched a couple that came up in my search before this (one was from Professional Yachtmaster Training) and that may have given me a little background so that your great demo put it over the edge for me, but your self-check method of making sure all 3 ends were at the same place on the rope cross-section was the thing that really did it for me (after the first cycle I saw my 3rd "working" strand had gone over the wrong strand in the standing part). I had heard that 3 strand rope was relatively easy to splice so that gave me courage/motivation to give it a try.