Everything is thought out and explained very carefully. An exquisite, fantastic work! I never tire of watching your videos.

@TheArtofBoatBuilding

18 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

Back at least 25 years ago, I made many dozens of splices for sailboat rigging. We would weave in the core 15 times the length of the eye and weave in the sheathing at least 7 times length. Whipping was unnecessary for our applications. Much more time consuming was weaving stranded stainless into a halyard with a very gentle taper for halyards. I liked New England Rope products for this type of work.

Nice tutorial. I had to learn to polish my fids myself.

Great tutorial on splicing!!! Please look up a snap shackle as this is quite different from a snap hook that you showed.

Excellent tutorial, Bob. I have a bunch of lines with eye splices that came with the old boat im restoring and always wondered how they made rope do that. Now I know. Cool stuff.

Thanks! Been looking to learn how Have done some net making Learning knots Just love everything nautical Been involved in boats since grade school

Fascinating!! Thanks

Wow, that's really a neat skill to have. I loved how well pulling on it with the bar pulled the last of the core in, that was like a magic trick. Maybe they should laser etch the fid instead of stamping it?

Well Bob I have to say, it’s been a splice. Thank you for your wonderful content.

Thanks Bob. The tip on tapering the cover is was great- that’s been my undoing on my attempts with small diam lines when I haven’t been able to bury to form the eye.

@TheArtofBoatBuilding

15 күн бұрын

Glad it helped!

That was a great video Bob. I always thought that making eye's was hard but your tips would certainly help. Thanks for sharing,

@TheArtofBoatBuilding

18 күн бұрын

You are very welcome

Truly amazing!

Informative, as always. Thanks

We love you bob

Excellent video. Thank you.

Thank you very much for the eye splice lesson, you make it easy to follow.

Truly useful, thank you

@TheArtofBoatBuilding

18 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Really interesting process indeed, Bob! Thanks a bunch for the tutorial! 😃 Really beautiful work! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@TheArtofBoatBuilding

18 күн бұрын

Thanks, you too!

hi Bob, good stuff as always. I had bought a set of fids a long time ago but didn't have very good instructions. I started and gave up in a fit of frustration. I may take another crack at it and now I know where to find the "how to" cheers, Chuck

@TheArtofBoatBuilding

17 күн бұрын

Hi Chuck, I agree at the start I too was frustrated with it. After several attempts it came together. Do give it a go it is quite satisfying. Cheers, Bob

Thanks for this video. I tried this once and failed. I think I used the wrong rope. It was quite old and a bit stiff (wanted to practice with a scrapped rope) and now I also think it was the wrong type.

Thank you.

@TheArtofBoatBuilding

18 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

I could have done with this a couple of days ago, as I had to redo the eyesplices for my mooring lines, fortunately I had an old one to copy.

I always called them sewing scissors.

Splicing three strand and eight plait seems to be a doddle by comparison!

Love your videos 💝 And your ending on all videos.... If you're gonna to do it, do it beautiful. With great respect and humility ! 👍⛵

Another great video. I definitely struggle getting the doubled lines into that cover. I've been using old lines to practice. Any ideas on how to get old used line loosened up enough to get the core and cover to move?

@TheArtofBoatBuilding

15 күн бұрын

Soaking the ends may help.

Have you tried crocheting hooks? Seems like they could help a lot pulling thread out

@TheArtofBoatBuilding

15 күн бұрын

No, the tip of the open nippers works great.

But, can you run with those scissors?

Hi Bob I sent you a quick email check it out thanks