Rope To Rope Splice

The sliding splice is the exception.

Rope to rope splice.

Splice terminations are used in all our ropes to determine new and unused tensile strengths. Back in the days of weak chain and hemp rope a two strand splice was developed to allow bulky rope to fit through a link. Rope splicing in ropework is the forming of a semi permanent joint between two ropes or two parts of the same rope by partly untwisting and then interweaving their strands. Some workers installing electricity cables however have reported using the same splice to haul cables through buried pipes.

In a two strand long chain splice one strand is unlaid far back up the rope and the remaining two strands are fed through the link in opposite directions lying flat and sharing the load evenly. Splicing is also useful when you need to lengthen a rope without creating potential snag points like knots. Knots can significantly decrease a ropes strength while in most cases splicing maintains 100 of the specified rope strength. Samson recommends splicing as the preferred rope termination method.

This three strand splice is used when you need to maintain a similar thickness of rope. We created it to make a sailor s rope belt for which it is well suited and was never intended to take a critical load. Splices can be used to form a stopper at the end of a line to form a loop or an eye in a rope or for joining two ropes together. These techniques are stronger than knots and are generally intended for permanent lengthening.