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Or other lines? AKA what do you do with the bitter ends of your lines and ropes? With lacing cord I just Bic Lighter flame the ends and roll them ouch-still-hot between my fingers.
I once knew how to splice the ends of thicker line, but I am not sure that lost art is even relevant with modern sheathed braids over poly core. My preferred painter line is floating, high vis yellow poly line (with some contrasting tracer please). With a high enough tensile strength that I not whiplash ducking or falling over when a line snaps. I’m too old to do a Charlie-roll when then the line breaks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYsYm-YEb6w
Having some length of high strength rescue rope is good. But I am not whipping teeny woven poly end fibers on braided or double braided line to splice the ends. Even if I remembered how.
With modern woven-sheath synthetic lines a couple wraps of quality duct tape, a clean razor cut, centered on that wrap of tape, and a bit of Bic lighter plastic flammage at each end seems to seal the ends of modern ropes in a decent enough way. It helps if you squeeze/roll the melted poly and tape between your fingers. Bonus points if done so ungloved.
I wonder if splicing line ends is becoming a lost art.
How do you dress the ends of your various line and ropes?
I once knew how to splice the ends of thicker line, but I am not sure that lost art is even relevant with modern sheathed braids over poly core. My preferred painter line is floating, high vis yellow poly line (with some contrasting tracer please). With a high enough tensile strength that I not whiplash ducking or falling over when a line snaps. I’m too old to do a Charlie-roll when then the line breaks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYsYm-YEb6w
Having some length of high strength rescue rope is good. But I am not whipping teeny woven poly end fibers on braided or double braided line to splice the ends. Even if I remembered how.
With modern woven-sheath synthetic lines a couple wraps of quality duct tape, a clean razor cut, centered on that wrap of tape, and a bit of Bic lighter plastic flammage at each end seems to seal the ends of modern ropes in a decent enough way. It helps if you squeeze/roll the melted poly and tape between your fingers. Bonus points if done so ungloved.
I wonder if splicing line ends is becoming a lost art.
How do you dress the ends of your various line and ropes?