How To Splice Rope - How To Do A Long Splice

This three strand splice is used when you need to maintain a similar thickness of rope. Step by step instructions for splicing two ropes together using a long splice in this detailed knot tying video tutorial. The long splice is not often used as considerable strength loss occurs compared to the short splice. It is usually employed in an emergency when no spare rope is available and a broken rope needs to pass through a pulley.

Advantages: Keeps the rope close to its original diameter

Disadvantages: Difficult and involved splicing procedure.

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[ken]

Just did a long splice on my 16mm anchor rope. Followed your video all the way 👍 THANK YOU 🙏

[ginavergaracontreras]

Hola. No entendi nada de lo que dices. Jajaja. Pero basto con ver lo que hacias y lo entendi. Muchas gracias. Pense que habia hechado a perder un trabajo con soga y noooo, lo salve gracias a ti. Eres maravilloso. Abracitos desde Chile 🇨🇱❤🇨🇱

[MagicCircusofSamoa]

Wonderful!! Just make a small ferris wheel and wanted to use rope instead of a long splice but forgot how to do it....and thank you so, so it your way and it's perfect!!! People like you whom share knowledge are to be bless....from Samoa....Bruno

[actuallypaulstanley]

Excellent video for splicing church bell ropes too. Most of the comments are related to boats, or fishing, but this works for church bell ropes too. Hemp based and the newer synthetic polyester ropes.
There is a finishing technique one of our 'seasoned' rope splicers uses with the ends of the rope to splice those individual strands, then a thin cord to tie it for additional strength and longevity that I need to understand...
Great video though @WhyKnot!

[nrg_junkiii]

thanks! so easy to understand, currently doing a course for offshore fishing and its all knots / splices

[NMranchhand]

Good instruction. Thanks for laying that out so carefully.

[daviddonahue]

Thank You so much for taking the time to make these videos, immensely

[frankgraham]

Thank you for demonstration, enjoyed. Have you thought of tucking the tails into the centre, makes a smoother rope to go around sheaves & pulley wheels, rope last’s lot longer, From an old rope splicer.

[EvelynH-tjqt]

I'm not very good at splicing and after watching this video, not only have I learned something but I now miraculously have two useless pieces of rope! It's a good guide, on my end it's user error, lol.

[juliocesar]

Parabéns! Excelente explicação e comentário.

[pacman]

oh great right at the start interlocking you assume we know how to do this GENIUS!

[ToniaLNewton]

Thanks so much. I am redoing my cat tree and can’t get one strand that will do the entire post. I hate how these tricks are almost forgotten about.

[TomTholan]

What are you doing, if you have a four strand rope?
You also leave one in the center or you twist two to the right and the other two to the left?

[ken]

How much of strength is lost thru such splice? I'm thinking of using it for extending my anchor rope which runs thru a Windlass.

[byronmiller]

Being from the States missed the part about the Hair jell. Great suggestion. Will make sure to raid the wife's cabinet next time I am splicing.
Thanks.

[highanddryful]

Wonderful! Can a long or short splice work with two ropes each with adifferent diameter? ie 7mm to a10mm

[davidclark]

Would you do the same technique with a 6 strand wire line?

[dougbrunson]

At 2:34 does it matter which strand goes over the other when tying the overhand?

[kebby]

So, for hauling lobster traps I should probably stick to the short splice for strength? Any good splices for having a 6 foot pig tail mid rope that would go through the hauler nice? Thanks. Great learning videos.

[jaydevpatil]

splicing a new rope looks neat but a old used rope is challenging explain