70231 5/6/03 6:26 PM Page 1 848 Aiport Road « Fall Fiver, MA 02720 USA » 608) 678-4200 » Fax (508) 679-2903 « www.neropes.com PLICING GUIDE Genera Slicing Tips Before stating, iis a good idea to and pial othe spice, a 2. AR ropety execute poe etas sopra oh td = To Naver Measung Tp, Oe ope ster nrement ath lng, Using sane mal vor bad tensile strength of the rope. = Scissors Masking Tape ‘Splicing Fas. wt able, or waxed whipping thread, start at bottom leaving at least eight inches of tal ‘ead through the directions so you mm Tools Required Seize by whipping or stitching the splice to prevent the crossover from pulling out under exposed for Knotting and work toward the eS af eye where you then eross-sizch working General ~ Splicing L Bia tenaths 8 leaving an eight inch length and double knot 4 Sif?) CGS Pkeaeee Eye Splice (Tuck) End ~ for End - Asa general ule of thumb, if you whip st Double Brut :16 | the rope, do so for length three times as 5 tye spe 10 | the rope diameter and hold it in place “O- tT End vfon-Ead Spice =. He {ith cross-stitching. Use the same Coreto-Cone Eye Spe 12-13 "eral as the cover brid if vailable § | orwaxed whipping tread, Tomes Understand the general concepts Masking Tape, Sharp Krito, Felt ‘an unbalanced lead. To cross-stch, mark offsix to eight rope diameters from throat in back toward staring point. Cat off thread Sta-Set XIPCR Eye Splige 14-15 Sta-Set XIPCR End for End Splice 6 Splicing into a thimble or shackle Rope Handling ‘Ta splice into a thimble with ears, stuckle, or similar item, simply’ fk Tow the directions in step 1 of the splicing instructions, using the thim- ble or shackle bak to determine the eye size. Extract the core aad inset the com through the bade or around the shackle as illustrated. The eye splice is then completed in a normal fashion with one exceptcn: before final bury, slide the thimble around tocover side of eye, Fora tim: bie without ears: inser thimble imo eye before nal burying of spice, Used Rope Sasking the section of used rope to be spliced in ater il loosen and fubriatethe fibers and rake the splice easier to perform, Through use an exposure tothe element, the fibers in a used rope have probably lost some oftheir original strength. In adton, some shrinkage has probably occurred making this splice the most ficult to perfonm, 170231 5/6/03 6:26 PM Page 2 ROPE DIAMETER IN INCHES » 2 2 » Single Braid Eye Splice (Bury) Instructions Fromthe rope’s bitter end measure ack two full id lengths, and place a mark onthe rope. “A. Put a single wrap of tape at ‘the biter end. (Fig, 1) (fd length equals 21 times the diameter af the rope oF 7 times the circumference.) Form the desired ey size and mark the point opposite “A”. This willbe mark “B°, Fig. 1) From mark “B", measure down the rope 21/2 full fl lengths, this will be mark “C*. (Fig. 1) From point “A” counting toward the bitter end, count out 6 pies. (A pc isthe V shaped strand pair you can see as you look down onta the tap ofthe rape.) Mask this pair and eantinue daw ihe rape marking every Sth pair ax shown. Cut and remove these strands ack w biter end, Re-tape the biter end and attach it your splicing too. Insert this tool at “B” and exit at “C”. Pall through until “A” and line up. Remove the tool and th tape wrap fem the exposed tail. (Fig. 2) Firmly grasp the rope at the point where “A” and “B™ Hine, The tapered th wilt witha imo the rope. oath the rope away from this poiat up the standing part of the ‘We recommend lock titching and whipping te spie.(se instructions on Page 1) (FiG.1) (Fig. 2) Fl id fength > Short fid section Leng fid section >70231 5/6/03 6:26 PM Page 3 Single Braid Eye Splice (Lock Stitch) Instructions ) Mark rope to and one half full fd lengths fom the biter end. This is mark “A”, Form the desited eye~size and place @ mark opposite "A"; this is mark "B. Measure I loag fid section futher. This is rk "C". Continge down the ope an ad- tional 21/2 fi lengths. This is mark “D”, (Fig. 1) 2) To mark the tuck points in the area beoween points “B" and °C” mark the 3d, 6th and Sth pies. Open up “B” with afi tool nd ps the biter end and tai through the rope completly. Pull the tail through until “A” and “B” align. Make subsequent {wicks in the same manner between the 3rd and 4th, 6th and 7th strands, (Fig. 2) 3) Pull the weks rope at mark “ nas you go. After the last tuck ahve attach you spicing tool to the til and inert at mark “C” exiting the ". Remove the tool and the tape wrap from the tail end 4) Work from th biter end toward Mark “A”. count three consecutive strand pairs and mark. count another five ensecutive strand pairs and mark the fith pai. Continue courting and marking the fifth consecutive strand pair unl a total of five strand pairs have been marked. Cut and remove these strands hack o bitter end and re-tape the biter end. After taper is com. plete hold rope at neck of spice and smooth cover unt taper disappears. (Note: The rope may be foo tight to bury before tapering, if so perform step 4 before steps 2 & 3) > ae) ins ano omensions $$$} lye me ES, [ee fe oe [ele fe jie lhe | br se lie70231 5/6/03 6:26 PM Page 4 From the rope’s biter end ry ee measure back one full id length SSS Md and make mark ‘A. Tape a this ‘mark, Now form deste eye size ‘and make “Mark B. ‘Tape each of the 12 strands, and unlay strands back t "Mark A". Try not 0 remove twist rom individul strands Rope is comprised of total of 12 strands, sx (6) strands with left hand ‘ost and six (6) strands with right hhand Wis. Select ‘eft wist strand and one right, ul and tape together. Repeat this procedure so that you have taped 6 ‘separate strand pairs. Select strands that are located near one another as they emerge from Tape Wrap at “Mark A”. Lay rope out forming eye. Do not twist rope. Select 3 taped pais elses the standing part ofthe ope and mark on tape: #1, #2 and 43 respectively, Mark the other 3 pairs #4, #5, #6.‘The rope ats is comprised of 6 strand erawns 3S) & 3(Z). With i, open rope at Mark “B” and insert strand ‘alr #t completely through he rope a ight angte. With remaining strand pairs (2,3, 4, 5, and 6) insert each strand pai into the same opening asthe # strand pair and ext one strand par fr each tow of stand crowns, Pall each stand pair snug against the body ofthe rope ed up witha ine AL this point cach strand pre will be of erowns running parallel to the axis of rope, ULC ed TTD . 1 - Starting with stand pair #1, select a raw of erowns down the axis of the rope and tuck the pair #1 ver one strand and under ‘wo strands Once tucked, pull out slack in strand pair #1, Make only one tuck. 2 Now tuck pur strands #2 and #3 in the same way ~ with each pur selet crown row and tuck the inlividual par over one strand and under two strands Pal ut slack in each strand 3 - With remaining pair strands #4, #8 and #6, Selecta crown row foreach pair and make one tuck, Pullout slack in each pai 4 Remove tape wrap at “Mark A’ ani gently but fly pull on each of the strand pairs so ‘Mark A Is now smug up to the base of the ‘eye. (Mark B)Page & 5 - Now complete to (2) more sate of tacks ‘with each tapered strand pair. Be sure to ick each strand pair down the same exown strand Tine ~ ty to Keep twist in each pair, and “are ‘continually emove slack from each strand pair ope ater tucking. pie ia nis —- OTHER PAIR. Step #7 - Taper 1 Cut off strand pairs #1,#3 and #5, 2 Tick stand palrs #2, #4 and #6 for aditional 3 tueks~ retain twist and emove excess slack Cea Barra Pia dc) ry Step #8 - Final Tucks 1 - Split each strand pair (2. #4, 46) ito 2 individual stands and tape each strand, 2 Cutoff one strand in each pai leaving a short til projecting from ast tack, ng n ad 3 - Tuck the remaining 3 single taped strands for 3 tucks (over one under 180) removing slack and keeping twist, 4 Now cut off the taped strands leaving a shor tail projeting as shown ‘Note: After cutting off the last strand, melt the ends of all the cut strands and remove tape.70231 5/6/03 6:26 PM Page 7 D 2 > » Single Braid Splice (End-for—End) Instructions Mark both ends as follows: | full fi in from each biter end to “Mark A". 23 ofa fd es the Hin is "Mark B, "Mark th further up the standing part of is two full id lengths more (Fig. 1) Use a different color tape for wrapping each bitter end Taper each end by working from “A” toward the biter end. Mark the 6th pic and continue markiag every Spies, Cut and remove these strands back to bitter end. Re-tape the bitter ends. Anach the splicing tool to end #1 Inset End #1 into Bad #2 ot mark “BY and come ut at “C” ie kao i the til o prevent from Repeat the process with End #2, inserting it wo pis up from “B and out as mark “C". (Fig. 2) jpping back ato the rope, Hold the tail ends, one in each end, Pll sharply. Unte the knot, hold the rope atthe crossover point and smooth the cover first in one direction away'from the crossover until the tal disappears inside the rope. Repeat inthe other direction, Lock stitch the rope on ether side of the crossover ( rd CP ae Pec ets70231 5/6/03 6:26 PM Page @ a Double Braid Eye Splice Instructions Step 1) From end of rope measure back one ful id length (see Fid Measurement, Table Page 2) and make Mark Using Mark “A” a a reference, fom the dese size ee ad make Mark mn the ope directly opposite Mark “A”, as shown. (Fusing a thimble, shackle or other hardware inthe eye refer tothe special tips section) From Mark“A” count cight consecutive let or right strands toward the end of the rope and make a heavy mark completely around the rape, This is Mark °C", [From Mark“B” measure oe long fi section (down the body of ope) and make Mark “D", From Mark “D" measure down the rope approximately 5 full fd Yeagths and te a slip knot or figure 8 knot inthe rope. From Mark “C” count five consecutiv left or right strands toward the end ofthe rope and mark the Sth left and right strand pair From this point count anor four consecutive strands and mark the 4th strand pai Continue counting and marking i this 54 sexier tthe en ofthe se ‘Step 2) Bend the rope sharply at Mark and carefully spread the cover strands to expose the core. Pry the core ‘raid out from the cover, Use care to avoid palling any of the cover strands, Pall theend of the core brad completely ‘out ofthe cover, ‘Tightly tape the end of oth the cover tnd core brads, Holditg the exposed ‘core, slide the cover bad ack to the ‘knot. Then hold the knot and side the slark cover back down the core it the direction of the end ofthe rope until ll of the slack Ins been remove ‘Mark the core atthe point where it exits from the cover. This is Mark “I (nce again slide the cover towanl the knot. Measure one short id length (ee “Fid Measurement Chart) from Mark "1", toward the Knot and make {0 marks that go completely around the core. This is Mark “2” From Mark “2” measure one full fd length plus. shor fi length toward the knot and make three marks completely around the core. This is Mack *70231 5/6/03 6:26 PM Page 9 ‘Step 3) Taper core til and attach fi. Insert the fi into the cover at Mark “C” and out at Mark “SD” tnt al the slack fas been removed, Remove the fi from core tal, "Pal core tail hreugh at Mark Step 4) Cutand remove the marked strand pairs on the cover tail, tating at Mark “ ual. 3nd working toward the end of the cover Step §) Using masking tape place a rap of tape 2” from the end ofthe cover tl. Taper this by cutting the end ata 45 degree angle. Attach te fd tothe cover and tape the tapered point tothe fi. Insert the fd into the hollow core at Mark *2" and out at ‘Mark “3”. When exiting or entering the braid withthe fid always go between strands. ull the fd, with cover til, through the core until Mark °C" on the cover is exposed at Mark “3 on the core, Remove the fd and tape. Notice the Toop at mark “C” afer running the cover through the core, to remave this loop simply pall on the core exiting ‘mark "D” until the loop dieappeare. Notes: 1.) The rope may be extremely tight where the fd is traveling between Marks “C” und “D”. To create more space in this area, rasp the core as it exits the cover at point “B” and pul extra core out ofthe rope. This will cause the cover to “pucker” and give ‘you some extra space 2.) Ithe distance between “C” and “D” is longer than the length of the fi, hold the fd in place by squeezing it through the cover braid. Slide the cover slack back from the fd to Mark “C” to draw the core tail into the cover. Then continue working the fd through the caver to Mark “D”, Repeat as necessary. 3.) Avoid stagging the coe withthe tip ofthe fid when iis passing through the cover inthe vicinity of Mark “B". To check ifthe core has been snagged, pull onthe exposed core where itexts from the cover at Mark “BI the core moves freely itis OK to proceed. IFthe core appears to be stuck, pull the Uni-Fid back uni! the core 1s no longer snagged and contin. ‘Step 6) The erossover isthe point where Mark “C” on the cover and Mark "2" on the core meet. To tighten, hold the rope atthe rossover point and altemately pull onthe free ends of the cover and core, Continue this [process unt the crossover Is approximately the same dlameter asthe rope ‘To bury the cover tail, hold the rope at the erossover and smooth the core toward the cover til, which will disappear ey 1]70231 5/6/03 6:26PM Page 10 ‘To bury the core tal, hold the erossover and smooth out the slack inthe cover brad from the crossover down to Mark “D”. Repeat this process sever times 19 remove all ever slack, Mos! ofthe core will disappear; however, some of the Core til wal sil remain at Mark “D" aftr this process. ino the opening at Mark “B! Mark the core tail where it exits from the cover at Mark “D", Then mark the core tail at Mark “B” by inserting the marking pen Pullout the core al at Mark “D” until the mark made at “B eppenrs. Cutoff the excess core tala the fist mark (the one nearest the end ofthe core) and “nkraid the core tail back tothe second mark. Fas out the strands, Cu the strands ata 45 degree angle stating ata point about halfway back from the end. ‘Again, hold the rope atthe erossover and smooth the cover braid from the crossover toward! Mark “D”. The exposed core will disappear completely inside the cover ‘Step 7) Secure the knotted in the body ef the rope to a solid anchor point. Sine a good deal of tension may be placed on the rope when ‘burying the splice, the anchor point should be very sturdy Notes: 1) I insufficient tension is placed on the rope while milking up the slack the erossovermay tend to bunch up. IF this happens, slide the eer slack back toward the knot until the crossover isthe proper size. Then repeat the milking procedure. 10 ‘The slack inthe ever braid between the knot and Mark “B" will be used to ‘bury the exposed core, crossover and cover down to Mark "A" ta produce the desired size eye, This is aocomplished by holding the rope atthe top ofthe ‘ye and sliding th covor slack back from the knot towards the splice. Mik the cover from the crossover around the radius ofthe eye tothe throat at “B™ and pull that lez sharply with a spike to help seat the splice. Flex and/or ‘harnmer the splice section to loosen the fers. Seize or cross-stitch the eye to finish the splice.70231 5/6/03 6:26PM Page 11 a End-for—End Splice Instructions ‘Step 1) Mark/ Extract — Mark the 1wo ends in the same tanner as step 1 ofthe Double Braid Bye Splice directions. (Use | short fd length es the meesurenent from 10 °B” toreplace the “ee size") Tie slipknots on each end as per prev ous directions [Extract and mark cores per sep 2 of eye splice directions, ‘Step 2) Insert Cover into Core / Taper ~Astach fi to cover tal} and insert into core 2. Repeat with cover tail 2 ard core I, Cut and remove marked strands per step 4 in eye splice directions. Step 3) Insert Core into Cover — Insert coe tal 1 int cover til 2 at step 3 in eye splice diretions. Repeat with core til 2 into cover tail 1 Step 4) Tighten Crossover / Bury Tails ~ Taper the core tails as per step 6 on eye splice directions Hold the rope at the crossover ‘and smooth down each side to bury tails Step 5) 1o Bury The Crossover Points use the Direction in Step 7 of Eye Spi the eye portion ofthe spice. Smooth the slick back from “A” toward Stitch and whip each end at Mark “B” and seize the erosover area Some slack may develop between points ind sharply yank “A” away from "Note: See Tools & Fd Table requirements for 20 series splices. in —6—70231 5/6/03 6:27PM Page 12 Core-to—Core Eye Splice Instructions 1) Marking the measurements Place a single wrap of tape on the end of the rope, measure off wo 2) id [ii lengths from the end and make a mark on the cover This is mark “A’ ce Form the eye and make a ond mark opposite the first. This is mark “B “A wo “R= Eye Size, Tie a slipknot approximately ten (10) fid lengths =~ ——= down from mark "B" 2) Extract and mark the core Bxtraet the core at mark “B” by bending rope sharply and carefully spreading the ‘cover stn to expose the core, Then pry the core bra out using the pointed end of the fi, Place a single wrap of tape on the end of the core and then, while hol core, slide the cover back as far as possible towards the kno, Then smooth the cover back over the core to the point of extraction, Smooth cover again unt all slack is eit comes out of the cover This is mark or fd section towards the Knot fom mark "O" and mark the is mark “I”. Measure one more short fi from mark “I”, and this is mark “I”. Measure 3 fd lengths towards the knot from mark "I" and mark the core. This is Mark “I exposed 3) Inserting the core into the cover Attach the fd to the end of the core. Inset the core into the cover at mark “A” around the radius of te eye and out ofthe cover at mark “B". The two sections ofthe core exiting from the cover at mark “B" should pass through the same hole between the cover strane Pall the coe through the cover until mark“ on the ere is aligned with mark “A” on toe ‘cover, Hold mark "T” and mark “A” together and smooth ou the cover fom mark “A” ¢ ‘mark “B” to remove all ofthe slack in the cover. Aller removing all ofthe eover slack, ‘mark the cae tail where itexits the cover at mark “B”. This is mark “IV" 4) Burying the core tail With the i stil attached to the end ofthe core, inset the core tail into the core at ‘mark “I” and out at mark “I”, Pull the core tail through until mark “IV" is aligned ‘with mark “1, Pull out stfficient core tal from mark “II” and remove the fi.70231 5/6/03 6:27PM Page 13 5) Tapering the core tail Starting a the end ofthe core tail, count three (3) ceonsecutive strands revolving either tothe right oF to the lef nd mark the thi strand pait. Count another five (5) consecutive strands and mark the fifth pst. Continue counting and marking the fifth consecutive stan pair until a ‘otal of five (8) strand pairs have been marked (Cut and remove the five marked strand psis fom the cor tail, Remove any masking tpe from the end ofthe core tail and bury ‘the core tal into the body ofthe core by holding marks “I” and “IV” inaligament and smoothing out the core from mark “IT” to mark “I, 6) Bury the core-to-core splice ‘Secure the slipknot toa fixed anchor poinl Bury the exposed core, and 6 inches ofthe eover tal by 1. Holding the core atthe point where marks “I” and“IV" coincide, place tension an the rope and smooth out the cover back ‘over te core from the slipknot towards the eye. 2. Asthe cover approaches the point onthe core where marks “I” and “IV” coincide, it may be necessary to alterately pull ‘some of the core back out of the cover, Smooth the cover over the exposed core inorder to get the cover marks “A” and “B” torbe side by side as shovsn in figure below 3. Aer getting marks "A" and “B™ side by side, measure back from the neck ofthe splice 6 inches towards the bay ofthe ope and mao a mask 4. Try removing all the slack from therope and eye, then bunch the slack up within the neck ofthe splice and the si mark 5. Before burying the cover tail taper approximately 8 o 10 inches of cover, and tape tightly. 6. Attach the eover tail to a very small id, and procead to bury the cover tal. Enterat the neck ofthe spice and exit a the six- inch mark. , Note: Make sure nt to snag any ofthe core fibers while burying the cover til 7. Afierpulling the fd clear from the six-inch mark, move fd and proceed to work the ope untilthe entire covert is buried Note: The cover tail should be buried so that mark “B” is buried atleast one inch further then the neck ofthe splice 8. When cover tail is completely buried, mark cover where it exits the sixinch mark Pull cover tall tightly and cut at mark ‘Smoath slack so the cover tal pulls back into spice neh D ing the splice After the exposed core, and cover tal have been buried tse nylon ‘whipping thread, to tightly whip the portion ofthe splice where the cover tail is buried to prevent any slippage. "Note: It may not be posse to bury the ever til for every rope. IF itis not possible simply whip the cover tal to the ouside of the rope after burying the coreSet X/PCR Eye Splice Instructions Step 1) Measure back from the bitter end I long fd section, (ee “Fid & Tools” page 2 & 3 for fid measurements) to mike Mark “A”. Form desired eye size. (Ifa thimble is to be wsed form the rpe around it with “A” as tne side) Make a mark directly across from "A", this is Mark" Measure back 1 1/2 fll fd lengths from “B” ty Mark “C", Tia slipknot some 8 to 10 fds further up the rope. ‘Step 2) Extract core from rope at Mark “B" as shown, (se illustration), Tightly tape the end of the core. Slide cover down the core as far as possible tward the knot. Now smooth the cover from the knot toward the end of the core. Mark core wher it exits fom cover (Mark "I", Slide cover back down cere, measure I short fd length from Mark “1” and make Mark "2". Place a e wrap of tape around core ‘Step 3) Taper the end ofthe core tail and attach fid as shown Slit and remove the fabric tape covering the core from Mark "2" to the end ofthe fid, exposing the parallel core yarws. IF closed termination is being placed in eye slide the hanlware onto thecore a this time, Insert ip af fi into the cover at Mark “A” and work it dovsn the rope and out at Mark “C". Do not snag any cover yarns with the tip ofthe id. (Slack may be introduced into the cover to open it up by pulling out more ofthe core fom Mark “B")‘Step 4) Pull fil and about 4-6 inches of core out of rope at Mark “C*. Remove fi. Measure and mark the core fives f short fd length from the end, Fan the core fibers and cut ata 45° angle from the mark tothe botom end. Step 5) From Mark “A” on cover, count S Pies toward end of cover til, Unbaid cover from end back to this points and cut ata 45° angle, - Step 6) Carefully pull core back out of cover at Mark “A” vt € Mark "2" on core (where pe was applied in Step 2) lines up with Mark “A. This isthe erosiover point, Tightly tape the tapered end ‘of the cover tothe cor stating from Mark “A” and working toward the end ofthe cover. Use masking tape and overlay each wrap of tape a lite as possible, After taping, roll he taped section between your hands to smooth the taped area, Hold rope at Mark "A" and smooth cover toward the kno, Tapered core tail will disappear ito rope ‘Step 7) Attach the knot 10 secure anchor point (a 200d deal of tension may be required w bury the splice). Bury the exposed section ‘of the splice up tothe eressover point by milking the eaver back up the rope trom the kor. Keep the exposed core under tersion while milking th cover, Ifthe rope gets to tight when the crossover is ‘being buried, flex and/orbammer the rassover to loosen the fiber. Continue the process until crossover is tried up to Mask “A” and the cover is snug around the eye. To assist in the final bury insert a large fd e rod through the eye and givea sharp tug. Size, cross~ stiteh or whip the throat.70231 5/6/03 6:27PM Page 16 Sta-Set X/PCR End for End Splice Instructions Step 1) Lay out the wo ents of rope tobe ry 7 spliced together as shown in the photo, Mark PERO) each rope a: follows: “Measure hack I long fd section (see [soeahelaeeieeeeineeemeeenieeanteanebeenameaeaanneinel “Tools & Fds” page for measurements) from the biter etd and make Mark “A”. Measure 4a shor id soetion dow fram “A and make Mark “B". Measure 11/2 fall fd logths down tho ropo from “B" and make Mark “C™. Tie a figue-8 knot eight to ten feet down from *C". ‘Step 2) Extract core from each rope at Mark “B" as shown, Tightly tape the end of the core, Slide cover down core toward the knot as faras possible, Then smoesh the cover back toward the end ofthe cae. Mark core where it exits frm cover (Mark “I. Slide cover back down cor, measure one short Fd length from Mark 1 and make Mark "2": Place a single wrap of tape stound core at Mark “2”. Step 3) Taper the end of {the eore tail and attach fd {as shown instep 3 of eve splice. Slitand remove the fabric tape eovering the core from the tape wrap «al Mark *2° to the tape hokling the fd, exposing the parallel core yams, Insert tip ofthe fi into the cover of opposite rope end at Mark “A” and ‘work it down the rope and out at Mark °C", Do not snag any cover yarns ‘with the tip of the fd. (Slick may be intraduoed into the cover to open i up by either milking the coverup from the knot or pulling out more of the core from Mark "B"), Repeat this process with the remaining cre tal Step 4) Pull fid and about 4-6 inches of core out of rope at Mark “C”. Remove fd. Measure and hh shat fl section from the endo the core. Fas out end of core and cut at 348° angle, from the mark to the ed ‘Step 5) From Mark "A" on cover count 5 pies toward end of cover til. Unbraid cover from end hack to this point and cut at a 45° angle (as described above). ‘Step 6) Carefully pull core back out of cover at Mark “A” until Mark “2" on core (where tape was applied in step 2) lines up with Mark “A. This & the crossover point. Tightly wpe the "tapered end ofthe cover to the core sarting from Maek “A” and Working towatd the end ofthe cover. Use masking tape and overlap each wrap of tape as litle as possible, Aer teping roll the taped section between your hands to smooth the {taped area, Hold rope at Mark “A” and smooth cover towards knot, Tapered core tail will disappear into rope. Repeat process with other ct laa covet Step 7) Bury the exposed crossovers one at a time by alternately attaching each knot toa secure anchor point Bury the exposed seston of the splice by milking the cover back up the rope from the knot. Keep the exposed core under tension while milking the cover. If rope gets tight when the crossover is bing buried, flex and/or hammer the rossover to loosen the fer. Continue process until each crossover is buried (up to Mark “A”. Seize, cross-stitch and whip the spice,