simple eye splice on rope

[devondude84]

thank you for the reply freddie, that was a really good link to the flickr photos, i had never seen a liverpool splice done before, the finished product looks really good! iv only tried the bullivant before and it doesnt look as neat as that, haha or maybe thats down to me rather than the splice... a birdcage comes to mind when iv tried it :) thanks again freddie

[wexfordrebel]

you're welcome Dude. glad it was of some help to you. My initial trials at wire splicing were works of art, for Tate Modern that is. My dad is left handed so trying to learn from him was difficult. onward and upward my friend!!!

[devondude84]

wouldnt happen to know how to splice an eye in wire would you? all the vids on here iv seen are either factory made/ not maritime type splices or you just cant see what there doing. good work on the vid by the way you explain it very well.

[jamesdhayward]

Holy sheets you are a sea dog! Man you made that look easy

[wexfordrebel]

@jamesdhayward hey thanks man practice makes perfect and all that.

[leonardoturbot]

Oh, you thought i said nutter?  I said Knotter!

[leonardoturbot]

I had no problems, I can easily remember the bird feet reference, my washing line is 100% operational!! Thanks :) and you should start Newlyn Knot School or something!! Tee hee. S

[leonardoturbot]

Hi Freddie, You make it look so easy....

thanks for showing me the short splice the other day, I have mastered it, you'll be glad to hear. Regards, Sarah.

[overhemd3000]

I learned making a net 1 hr ago (im too 13 :P) and i hate the stick for the meshes :)

btw what type of rope do you suggest for gill nets?

[wexfordrebel]

depends really on how deep the water is where you'll be fishing but for depths up to 10 fathom i'd recommend a double headline of 6mm and 8mm and any deeper use double 8mm. Use a number 3 leadline for your footline. regards and thanks for your querie. ;)

[pyprocks108]

dang you good i knew what you were doing because i can do it (and i'm 13) but you did it so fast... How???

and do you know how to do that with a rope that has a core i believ it's called braided rope. thanks PYP

[wexfordrebel]

Hey PYP thanks for your kind remarks. It's a slow process at first isn't it? As you get used to the lay of the rope you'll do it with your eyes closed, I've been in the net rigging business for 11 years and fishing business for 25 so i guess I have a head start on you. Slainte. Freddie

[wexfordrebel]

i've spliced braided in the past Pyp but jeez it's a painstaking process and very intricate. The thicker the rope the better.

[tdobber111]

Fantastic video. I know nothing about knot tieing but found that very interesting.

[wexfordrebel]

thank you for your comments. It helps to take it slowly at first. Slainte. Freddie

[wexfordrebel]

hiya have a look at my latest simple eye splice. it' much slower and better quality :)

[karmadu]

you're too good, I can't see the detail of how you are doing it.

[wexfordrebel]

ok I'll take camcorder to work next week and do it for you again in better light. Good luck and thanks for remarks. Freddie

[wexfordrebel]

hi karmadu I have uploaded another eye splice which is much slower than the original and better quality. good luck. let me know how you get on. Freddie

[mrhiway420]

thank you very much! ...im current training to be a marine watchkepper in college and i will be tested on the th eye splice, short splice and a couple other ....plus approx. 20 diff. knots ....the knots i can do ...the splices ive had trouble with but your video is helping me tremendously!! thank you much!

[wexfordrebel]

Thats great news. glad to be of help in some way. Any further questions please dont be afraid to ask. I had to learn another one recently myself for hitching 2 ropes together which can be easily opened after tension; it's called the Carrick Bend. Ahve a look at it on Google. very interesting. Slainte

[repulya]

excellent hand skill

[wexfordrebel]

thank you but it's simple. try it out and let me know how you get on.

[wexfordrebel]

No Chris it's not a Nfld but our accent has been mistaken for such before. I'm from Wexford in Ireland and certain areas of Newfoundland have our dialect. thanks for the comment.

[chris3443]

Do I hear an accent from Nfld? :) Thanks for the info!