| Eye splice on double braided line
(Samson Line) Equipment required: Selma – fids (-(needless), knife, marking pen and tape. Find the right Fid (Needle) for measuring an splicing. If the line is too tight, use a smaller Fid (Needle). Bevel-cut an tape the line-end. |
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 Mark the rope one Fid (Needle) length from the end. A. Mark again at B according to the loop size. Tie a knot about 60 in. from B. |
 Extract the core at B using a small Selmafid (Needle). Take out the slack from the cover by sliding your hand from the knot towards B. |
 Withdraw one more Fid –(Needle-) length of core from B and mark this point C. Withdraw another 2/3 of a Fid (Needle) and mark it D on the core. |
 To make the splicing easy, extract some more core and make a lock on jusing a small Fid near B. Find the right Fid (Needle) for splicing. Feed cover-end into Fid (Needle) at C and take it out at D. Remove Fid (Needle) and poll cover back into core until end is hidden. |
 Attach th core-end into Fid (Needle) and insert Fid (Needle) near C and out of cover one in. past B. |
 Pull the core through the cover until the slack is taken up. |
 Get the splice (C-D) into cover by sliding the cover back over until it reaches point A. Point A and B should now meet. Cut off the exposed core and strech the eye until the core goes under the cover. |
 You have made a perfect eye-splice. If you want to insert a thimble, the eye-size is to be calculated less than the circumfence of the thimble. If desired a thimble can be inserted. Press cover towards thimble, and secure by whipping with twine. |
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