Cheap Splicing Practice?

[park]

I want to start making splicing and was wondering what cheap rope I could buy at a local home depot that would I could use to practice splicing on the cheap.

[packeagle]

Braided masons line. Its tough to splice due to the small diameter. If you can splice it you can splice anything.

Also look for a yellow, hollow core nylon rope. I've seen it at walmart before. It is easy to splice because it is so stiff

[nathan.custer]

Just buy what you need. It's easy. You can practice on useful things like tarp guylines and dog bones.

[webhanger]

Just buy what you need. It's easy. You can practice on useful things like tarp guylines and dog bones.

I agree it is easy to learn and do. Why spend more to practice. My first and worst looks pretty good and is serviceable. They just get better. I have even pulled some apart and redone them they look and work great.

[SilvrSurfr]

I had a hard time splicing Amsteel and Zing-It when I first started, so I practiced on the ubiquitous cheap yellow hollow-braid poly rope. It really helped me to understand the concepts before trying it on smaller rope.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-...0#.UjT35tJwp_A

[VictoriaGuy]

EDIT:SilvrSurfr was faster than me.
'Great minds think alike, etc etc...' ;-)

I agree it is easy to learn and do. Why spend more to practice.

One advantage of starting with hollow yellow plastic rope is that it's large, and easy to open up. You can do most of the splices without using a fid at all, or use something common like a pencil, taping the line to the 'stick'. And, you can usually get a bunch of it for a few dollars.

Once I have the idea of what I'm trying to accomplish, moving to something thinner is easier.

YMMV

[park]

Thanks for all the answers going to go get some mason line and yellow rope later today.

[VictoriaGuy]

Thanks for all the answers going to go get some mason line and yellow rope later today.

Have fun splicing!
Samson Rope (producer of AmSteel) Splicing Instructions

[park]

Is there a difference between twisted mason line and braided mason line?

[SilvrSurfr]

Is there a difference between twisted mason line and braided mason line?

I think you want the braided - twisted too hard to splice.