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Title: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by the_warrior_yeti on Jul 27^th, 2009 at 9:33pm

I thought most of you probably already know how to do this, and either do it or choose not to because its unnecessary. But then I reckoned that some might not have figured this out yet so I took pictures while building my newest sling. This sling is made from scraps or trimmings of hemp from my other slings, spliced together. Splicing is also a good way to hide trimmed strings in tapered cords, or hide string ends in introduced cords. It won't work with cordage that is braided around a core such as nylon cord. Here's how:

To splice two strings within a braid together, untwist the ends for at least an inch and grab and pull apart the fibers:

Place the unraveled ends together, press them together in the middle and twist them together. It helps to hold down the ends a bit if you can. If you do it right the transition will be very smooth:

Continue braiding, making sure the spliced portion remains twisted.

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by the_warrior_yeti on Jul 27^th, 2009 at 9:37pm

Hiding a trimmed end within the braid, or adding a new cord to a plait is very simple. Start by fraying the end of the cord you wish to add or hide. Then untwist its partner cord in the plait:

Put them together and twist back:

Continue the braid.

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by the_warrior_yeti on Jul 27^th, 2009 at 9:41pm

As a bonus, to make a whipped end, or if you like tying a half hitch at the end but don't want a bulky knot, fray out the strings at the end of your sling. Trim the fibers at an angle so that when you twist them back together they are also tapered:

Continue the braid until you can go no further and tie the knot. (Note: I had to go back and redo this. You will have to make the frayed and tapered ends at least twice as long as I have here.)

The finished sling:

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by Rat Man on Jul 27^th, 2009 at 10:28pm

Great info. Thanks.

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by ilovepancakes on Jul 27^th, 2009 at 10:41pm

That should be in the how to section. Thanks for that.

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by Steven on Jul 28^th, 2009 at 11:30pm

Excellent tutorial! Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by Et Cetera on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 12:11am

Great tutorial! :)

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by David Morningstar on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 3:03am

I can definitely see that being used for tapering neatly. Thanks!

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by timann on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 1:23pm

Thanks. Good idea. I will try it.
timann

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by Timothy Potter on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 1:56pm

I use this kind of splicing quite a bit. I've used it with wool, linen, and jute, and It works well for all of them. It's the best way of hiding a splice in weaving that I know of.

Thanks for posting the instructions!

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by the_warrior_yeti on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 3:21pm

No problem! I'm glad this was helpful to some of you guys.

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by timann on Jul 30^th, 2009 at 1:52pm

I made a sling today so I could try tapering it the_warrior_yeti way. I am happy with the result. The only visible sign is a small amount of fuzz some places.
I will propably use this method on more slings in the future, it was rather elegant.
timann

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Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by slangdeg on Jul 30^th, 2009 at 2:14pm

great tutrorial, this will come in handy.. thanks for posting!

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by the_warrior_yeti on Jul 31^st, 2009 at 2:53am

Great sling Timann! The fuzz can be avoided with practice and persistence, but I got it in a few places on my sling as well.

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by Donnerschlag on Jul 31^st, 2009 at 3:21am

Oh man, if only I thought of doing this with my tapered release cord on my "Baleric" sling, it would be much prettier. (And save me some stitching for reenforcement...:P )

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by timann on Jul 31^st, 2009 at 12:55pm

Thanks, the_warrior_yeti, for nice words and tutorial. It feels like I ALMOST should have figured it out myself, but I did not quite do it. The fuzz on my sling is a result of the hemp I use, wich was a bit stubborn, and me doing it for the first time. Anyway it is of little consequence, compared to almost anything.

Donnerchlag, expect of lot of things like that. I have braided a lot of slings, and most of them is a little obsolete, because I learn something new, or get new opinions, all the time.
Typical is when I desided to use a larger finger loop, when I desided to use a more distinkt taper, and when I desided to switch from a narrow grip with loop around ring finger, to wide grip with loop around middle finger.
And now, a more elegant way to do the tapering ;) :D.
It just mean it is time for making more slings :).
timann

Title: Re: Short Splicing Tutorial
Post by Masiakasaurus on Feb 24^th, 2011 at 3:32pm

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