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Nice looking set of fids there.

That's why I like copper. Not the peeing part so much, but that it wears its' age well, and gains character with use.

Before I order, I might give one in copper a go. I'm not sure it would hold up, but it would be cool if it did. Aside from being easy to work, it's my favorite metal. I have bits and pieces all over the place I fished out of containers to make /something/ with.

Copper? Would the tip hold up ok for hard lay rope?

I'm considering that route, and I might even order from wesspur, but there's stuff I need from amazon if I can remember what it is. I think I'll get the big one if I only go with one. While writing this, I remembered what I was doing with all this stuff. My main goal for splicing 3strand is...

I'll probably get one from amazon. The two sizes start and stop at ½". Do I want the larger one that favors large rope, or the one that favors small rope?

I don't know what the difference is, but based on a search, something similar to the Hudson. A cut tube point, with a solid pusher in back is what I had in mind.

This is hard lay, but I'll keep that for future reference. To do this, I stuck the marlinspike in the lay, pushed it in for the full diameter of the spike, then gave it a good tug. I then eased the spike out to retain the hole, and tried to get the strand under the tuck. I usually had to poke it...

I was asking about the strength out of curiosity. That was a proof of concept splice, but I like using the rope as loop, and not a deadeye. Aside from trying it yesterday, that splice sits outside a zeppelin bend. I had about 1.2k pounds confirmed yesterday pulling with the maasdam. Might have...

I pulled it out after making the tucks to inspect it, and forgot to pull it back in. That was the question. What does that do for strength, if anything?

The pic...

I'll get a pic tomorrow. It isn't that important. It's a wrong, bad splice. I'm just curious as to how it affects strength. It was easier to do than I expected, but I think I'd like to get a fid for splicing this stuff. I just used a marlinspike, and it was a little more hassle than it needed to be.

It's at work, and I never took a picture of it. Where a proper eye splice looks more or less like a normal rope with a hole in it, my twists have a break where there's three leaders going into the tucks. Probably ½"-¾" long. So there's twisted rope going around the eye, then it becomes untwisted...

I did my first splice in a piece of treemaster I use as a sling. While making the splice, I pulled the first tucks loose to inspect them, and forgot to put them back, so the finished splice has three exposed strands before it enters the main twist. Does this reduce strength by any noticeable...