Eye Splice a Rope - How to Eye Splice a 3 Strand Rope - Easy to Follow Splicing (Revisited)

Eye Splice a Rope - How to Eye Splice a 3 Strand Rope - Easy to Follow Splicing (Revisited)

The eye splice is a great way of making a permanent loop in a rope. Another advantage is that an eye splice reduces the amount of stress that is put in a rope when under load. Eye Splices average a 10-15% reduction in the strength of a rope, which is extremely low compared to the strongest knot. Below I have put a link to a chart showing the strength of various knots. Eye Splices are still very much in use today.

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Splicing Rope Introduction 00:00
Splicing Rope Start 06:36
Splicing a Rope the First Tuck 08:20
Splicing a Rope Second Tuck 09:53
Splicing a Rope Third Tuck 11:07
Splicing a Rope Tucking the Strands 12:59
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[TheOldBaz]

The clearest, simplest and most repeatable description of braiding an eye splice in three strand rope that I have found. Excellent.

[KevinCoop]

When I was taught to do this about 55 years ago, when done making the loop, take the rope, place it on the floor, put your shoe on it, and roll it back and forth with most of your weight. This will totally smooth it out. Thanks for bringing back childhood memory! Respectfully, Kevin

[wotviewer]

this is the 3rd vid I've watched on how to tie an eye splice and I have to say it is the only one of the 3 that actually explained all the steps clearly even compared with the one that used 3 separately coloured strands. Thanks

[Mark]

This must be the best eye splice instructional video that I have seen on the internet.

[VerityJasmin]

Thank you so much for this video.
I’ve just watched 4 others and I was starting to get so frustrated because they weren’t fully explaining each step or showing it clearly.
You slowed it all down and made it all so clear, and helped me get my first eye splice done!

[jimmymckay]

When i was a kid my father had a 20' length of 2" synthetic rope we always carried in the safari wagon for pulling ourselves or most of the time other's out of ditches in Alaska . It had splices like this . Never knew how it was done . I've seen it done many times since then but I still have never done it myself . That rope held up until the 90's when it was finally ripped apart pulling a semi out of the mud in washington, crazy . My dad and that rope saved a lot of folks from a minor inconveniences that could have led to possibly becoming life threatening situations . We rescued a couple on the ALCAN highway on the way down to washington up in the yukon territory middle of nowhere . It was January and I remember how grateful they were, they said they had been stuck for hours before we came along . Anyways it is a nice skill to have .

[norcaljen]

Thank you so much. I have been splicing rope for about 7 years. I have tried and tried to learn how to do it this way all of those 7 years. I have had numerous captain s and crew alike try and show me how to do this. It's not been until this video have I been able to get it. Thank you so much! Iam so proud. I just hope I can keep it up. Very good video.

[raytheron]

Great explanation! What I do (with synthetic rope) is to finish the splice off with more tucks, but reducing the strands in each strand every time (melting the cut "substrands" every time) so that the tucks taper down to almost nothing. Gives a very neat result.

[Jeff]

It's been almost 53 years since I spliced a roap. I needed the tutorial to keep me on track. Thank you. God bless.

[hanthouse]

my dad taught me how to do this when i was young. he died over twenty years ago and i've been trying to remember how to do this for years. thank you for explaining it so well.

[justinturley]

Just want to say that this video is by far a better instructional video that I've seen on tying an eye on the end of a rope. I'm not sure what the difference is but I could understand, follow, and keep up with what you were saying. Everyone else's that I've watched was very confusing to me. So glad I finally found yours. Keep you the good work.

[Flicka]

Thanks for your clear explanation! I looked at several videos and still couldn't figure it out until I came across yours. Wonderful job

[robertmceuen]

Served two union apprenticeships; Millwright and Ironworker. This was taught in the classes. Very interesting, and used in life situations periodically. Great demonstration and video. Thanks.

[pathfinderLXXIV]

I watched like three other videos that didn't do nearly as good as you. THANK YOU!!!!

[TomokosEnterprize]

I taught myself to make this when I was 14. Many failed and some really ugly splices over a couple months of trying. I kave always had a great love of cordage of any sort. Cable as well all have tricts to make them right. I trained as a splicer for ski lifts. It was over a hundred feet long. Those fellas are amazing and go all over the world applying their craft. Thanks a bunch and onward, eh my friend.

[JOEZEP]

Very well explained & demonstrated. Thank you. Stay well, Joe Z

[KristaBensonthedabblingcrafter]

Thank you so much! I have watched many knot videos and never done well with them. I now have two great looking eye splices for a small rope ladder I was making. Thank you!

[timjulou]

Thank you for your wonderfully clear instruction; very happy with my first effort and look forward to perfecting it as I do more.

[gregohare]

18 1/2 minutes provides full step by step instructions. Time well invested. Thanks for providing the thorough explanation. Just a great tutorial.

[whispergb]

The technique for weaving this splice was a bit obfuscated from where I'd been standing, but you did a great job of clearing up the mysteries. Yours is the first video (of many) I've watched that's effectively demonstrated the nuances of an apparently intricate, but remarkably simple to replicate splice. (As an aside, self-deprecating humor is always a bonus and yours is both subtle and appreciated.) Thanks for taking the time to make a very excellent video that will fool my friends into thinking I possess some magical grasp of rope sorcery.