Reeds Splicing Handbook - Jan-Willem Polman
$28.11
(M13554S)
The difinitive pocket guide to rope-splicing techniques.
For any seaferer, splicing rope is an essential skill. But the traditional three-strand rope is fast dissapearing, so, how to you splice braided rope?
In this colourful pocket reference guide, Jan-Willem Polman selects the most widely used modern ropw-splicing techniques and provides step-by-step photographs and clear instructions on how to splice efficiently.
Learn why splices are better- and stronger - than knots or shackles for joining or shortening rope, and have fun along the way as Polman directs you through each step of the process.
- Eye splice in three strand rope
- Eye splice in double braid polyester rope
- Continuous loop in double braid polyester
- Other useful splicing techniques for all situations
Jan-Willem Polman is a sailor, author, entrepreneur and specialist in synthetics technology who runs courses and workshops about splicing modern ropes. He is author of Splicing Modern Ropes: A Practical Handbook.
122 pages