Another Beeline Thread

[treesandsurf]

Nick, could you explain why it is important to not cross the frapping turns on the whipping?

Here's the pic from the sailing mag article by Brion Toss.

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jp

 

[rumination]

Jon, I'm guessing it's mostly an aesthetics issue. Although, I suppose the greater elevation of the crossed turns might make them more susceptible to abrasion and picking.

What say you Nick?

 

[NickfromWI]

Leon got it. It's a very minor issue. But it is also a sign of the splicers own craftsmanship. Much of the splice is inside the rope and you can't see what happened, but a crappy whipping hints at what type of person put the splice together, IMO.

Little alarms go off when I see crappy whiplocks.

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nick

 

[jamie]

I dug out a box of my old splices, i practiced and practiced and labled and chucked them in abox, all cut just after the final taper. some are hideous, abrupt tapers, whiplocks all over the place, fraps crossing. these were beore i had decent needles and a palm.

my whiplock on the zing it isnt perfect but i'm letting myself off as it is tiny

oh and my compass

i love splicing the small stuff...

Jamie

 

[NickfromWI]

Alright, when I get home I'm posting my "smallest splice ever" when I get home...get your magnifiying glasses ready!

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nick

 

[Paul B]

gee Nick, you are out late.

 

[jamie]

this sounds like a challenge

Jamie

 

[Blinky]

gee Nick, you are out late.

He already posted it... it's just soooo tiny, you can't see it.

 

[NickfromWI]

Thanks for the (not so) subtle reminder, Paul! Blinky was right....just just have to look really, really, really close.

Here's one line I spliced a couple years ago. I just keep it around as a novelty to show people what you can do with splicing. That is a 1.75mm throwline in the foreground for reference...

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nick

 

[NickfromWI]

Oh, and I have one more...but I'm going to save that one for now

 

[jamie]

the bar has been set.

unlike me you have a brummel (locking? i cant see) i just have a straight bury. i know it should be 2 fid lengths etc being dynemma..........

Jamie

 

[NickfromWI]

So 2 fids on a 1mm line would be about 1.75 inches or less. I think I have about that much!

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nick

 

[treesandsurf]

Man, I've got a headache looking at that splice!

jp

 

[NickfromWI]

Wait until you see the next one...

 

[lumberjack]

Is it the dental floss splice?

 

[NickfromWI]

Pretty much....i'll post it up tonight or this weekend...I finally found a way to photograph it that looks good to me.

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nick

 

[Wagnaw]

You guys are wild.

 

[jtrouse]

spliced up some beeline 8mm finally however with the final taper i did it as per yales directions and it feels like it needs to be tapered more? it feels too hard and find it difficult to tie it for use as french prusic. any help would be great.

 

[NickfromWI]

What directions where you using?

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nick

 

[jtrouse]

directions

i used the brion toss method the instructions previously posted in this thread.combined with the power point i got off yale which i sent you a copy of it.

if i do 3 locks would this be safe to make the taper 3" long? then cut off using a barber taper or use a more marked out taper.

Wondered what sort of taper is best to use for this splice???

 

[Wagnaw]

Here is the Smallest I've done so far. Just 1.75 mm Zing it. Done on both ends.

 

[NickfromWI]

I really like a spliced loop on my throwline. It's fast. I haven't had it hang up yet...except once. When I got up there, I saw that it wasn't the splice. the ring on the bag actually got snagged on a twig. So far it's 100% for the spliced eyes on throwline!!!

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nick

 

[Wagnaw]

Yeah, Micheal Tain was givin' me shit at the Southern Chapter cause I "knew how, but hadn't yet." So, I did. It was way easy too. I just used a little jewery wire.

 

[treesandsurf]

Anyone figured out how to bury the cover and the core on the beeline splice?

jp

 

[NickfromWI]

Anyone figured out how to bury the cover and the core on the beeline splice?

jp

Yep!

What are you trying to make? It is moderately easy to make for one eye and possible, though your measurements have to be spot on if you are doing an eye-eye.

For a hitch cord it makes the thing too stiff. I've done it for some friction savers, footlock prusiks, lanyards, and a few other things here and there.

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nick