Rope Splicing Techniques

The Lehigh Group
2834 Schoeneck Road
Macungie, PA 18062
Tel: (610) 966-9702
Fax: (610) 966-3246

Leslie-Locke
675 W. Manville Street
Compton, CA 90220
Tel: (800) 755-9520
Fax: (310) 638-1829

In Canada:
Royal International Corporation
Montreal, QC H4T1T9
Tel: (514) 735-4566

Related Information:
Which is the best rope for the job? See rope properties.
What is the safe working load of my rope? See safe working loads.
Can the elements affect my rope? See proper use and care of rope.
What is the proper technique for knotting rope? See knotting techniques.

See Also:
Instructions for eye splice.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING AN END SPLICE
To better illustrate these instructions, we used two different colors of rope and refer to them as "primary" and "secondary."
	STEP 1 Singe ends of rope over match flame to prevent unravelling.
	STEP 2 Take singed end of primary rope and insert into fid.
	STEP 3 Enter fid through secondary rope 6" from end.
	STEP 4 Pass fid through center of secondary rope.
	STEP 5 Remove fid, leaving end of primary rope buried in secondary rope.
	STEP 6 Insert the 6" tail of secondary tope into fid.
	STEP 7 Insert fid into primary rope close to the exit point of the secondary rope.
	STEP 8 Pass fid through center of primary rope as far as possible. Remove fid leaving end buried.
	Draw hand over splice to smooth and tighten. Your end splice is now complete!