Hollow Braid Eye Splice

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Hollow Braid Eye Splice

• You will need a properly sized hollow braid
  splicing fid.
• This splice can be made to any size, with or
  without hardware.
• Hollow braid splices must have the opposing core
  tucked at least eight inches when finished.
• A whipping is required on a hollow braid eye
  splice.

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• Insert the working end of the rope into the
  hollow end of a properly sized splicing fid.
• Form the required size of eye and allow
  approximately 18 to 20 of rope from the
  junction point of that eye to the splicing fid
  (figure 1).
• Loosen the braid in the rope at the junction
  point of the eye and insert the fid into the
  rope (figures 2 2A).

FIG. 1
Junction Point of Eye
18 to 20
FIG. 2A
FIG. 2
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• Once the fid has been inserted into the rope,
  push the fid allowing it to travel down the
  hollow center of the braided rope (figure 3).
• When the desired length is reached (compressed
  fid length) bring the fid out of the center of
  the rope (figure 4).
• Maintain the eye and extend the outer cover
  over the core in the center of the rope until
  the braids are tightened (figure 5).

FIG. 3
FIG. 4
FIG. 5
Minimum of 8 inches
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• After bringing the fid out of the center of the
  rope (fig. 6) note the exit point and insert a
  back splice into the rope, beginning at the point
  where it exits the center of the rope (fig. 7).
  Do not exceed the minimum eight inches tucked
  into the rope when completing the back splice
  (figures 8,9 10).

Exit Point
FIG. 6
FIG. 7
FIG. 8
FIG.9
FIG. 10
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• When the bight in the end of the back splice
  disappears, remove the fid and cut the excess
  core of rope to finish the back splice (figure
  11).

FIG. 11
FIG. 12

• Grasp the base of the eye when it is properly
  sized and slide the outer braids toward the
  finished back splice tightening the braids as
  you go (figures 12 13).

FIG. 13
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• A plain whipping is required at the base of the
  eye in a hollow braid eye splice (figures 14
  15).

FIG. 14
FIG. 15
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Finished Hollow Braid Eye Splice
Whipping Applied At Base of Eye
Core with Back Splice Tucked A Minimum of 8 to
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