How to Tie an Eye Splice
An eye splice is a useful boating knot because it is the quickest looped knot to tie. You tie it by splicing, or braiding, the unraveled end of a looped rope back into the body of the rope. The eye splice will create a loop that you can hook onto objects without difficulty. Use it while sailing or fishing and for many other purposes. The knot will not easily slip or come undone.
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Instructions
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Wrap the tape around the rope about six braids from its end.
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Separate the strands of the rope all the way back to the tape.
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Make a loop in the rope, sizing it to meet your needs. The tape will serve as the end of the loop once you braid the strands back into the rope.
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Lay the separated strands of rope out so that you have a top, center and bottom strand.
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Weave the center strand of rope under a strand of the braided rope and pull it up until the tape touches the braided rope. This creates the first weave to connect the loop to the rope.
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Weave the bottom strand through the hole between the bottom strand of rope and the other two braided strands and pull down to tighten it up to the tape.
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Weave the top strand of separated rope through the hole under the remaining top strand of rope and pull up to tighten. All three strands of separated rope from step 2 should now be woven into the braided rope, forming a loop.
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Repeat steps 4 through 7 four more times above the strand that you have spliced.
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Pull down on the loop to tighten the braids. Remove the tape.
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Tips & Warnings
To prevent wear and to ensure strength, use a quality boating rope for making an eye splice for marine-related tasks.
