Thanks Opie! I just followed your original post as my first splicing project. A little Amsteel Blue, a little wire, a little patience and they turned out really nicely. Tonight's project is a pair of whoopie slings with Dutch's whoopie hooks.
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Thanks Opie! I just followed your original post as my first splicing project. A little Amsteel Blue, a little wire, a little patience and they turned out really nicely. Tonight's project is a pair of whoopie slings with Dutch's whoopie hooks.
What does it mean to taper?
Tapering makes the end of the rope thinner. Kind of like a point. Unravel a few stand a ways back and cut them off, also cut the end of the rope at an angle to from a point. This pic may help explain...
http://l-36.com/image/LL4U0075.JPG
Another photo of 7/64" amsteel blue tapered...
Thank you mi amigos.
Thanks for sharing the tutorial it worked great for me and I will be trying them out this weekend.
Yeah, I have ruined a couple pairs of scissors...
I would suggest a metal knife over scissors if for no other reason than, you can re-sharpen them.
Very helpful! Thanks for the pictorial!