Re: Great wire rope trick
Paul,
Interesting. I don't have any experience with wire rope and never would have thought of splicing it like you did.
In the Boy Scouts, we learned to weave the ends of rope to create an eye, splice to pieces together and to create an end to the roap so it will never unravel. In those cases, we always wove the strands into the rope at least three times.
I still do it to day when I want an eye on a rope, but all my ropes already have them and I haven't bought a new rope in years. For fun, I'd cut lengths of rope and weave eyes into them for my Dad's boat and friends of ours who had boats. Nothing as handy as a rope with an eye at the end when docking!!
Thanks for taking the time to post the pics and give the detailed instructions. It's something that I'll remember.
Eddie
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