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The eye splice is a method of creating a permanent loop (an "eye") in the end of a rope by means of rope splicing. The Flemish eye is a type of circular loop at the end of a thread. There are several techniques of creating the eye with its knot tied back to the line, rope or wire.
Its original name was bowdlerised to "cut splice". A line eye-spliced to a snap shackle; Eye splice – A splice where the working end is spliced into the working part forming a loop. Ring splice – Attached the working end of a rope to a ring or clew. [6] Chain splice – Attached the working end of a rope to a chain. [7]
The product which is used to make an eye splice is known as: Oval Sleeve, Figure 8 Sleeve, Hourglass Sleeve, Duplex Sleeve, Ferrule and Nicos. Correct installation is critical to the performance of the product; this includes utilizing the correct tool groove and/or die, number of presses/bites, press sequence and gauging.
Hitching tie – simple knot used to tie off drawstring bags that allows quick access; Honda knot a.k.a. lariat loop – loop knot commonly used in a lasso; Hoxton knot – a method of arranging a scarf about the neck; Hunter's bend a.k.a. rigger's bend – joins two lines
The eye is in fact what is often (in error) referred to as a loop. The eye functions in the same way as an eye bolt or an eye splice. The eye provides a means to form connections. The eye of a knot (or a splice) is fixed and does not slip. If it slipped, it would not function as an eye - it would act like a noose.
The Portuguese whipping is a type of whipping knot. To make it you take the small diameter string and lay one end against the rope. Wrap backwards up the rope until you have both ends side by side, finish by tying a reef knot.
n November 1954, 29-year-old Sammy Davis Jr. was driving to Hollywood when a car crash left his eye mangled beyond repair. Doubting his potential as a one-eyed entertainer, the burgeoning performer sought a solution at the same venerable institution where other misfortunate starlets had gone to fill their vacant sockets: Mager & Gougelman, a family-owned business in New York City that has ...
Eye splice, a method of creating a permanent loop in the end of multi stranded rope by means of rope splicing; Splice joint, a method of joining two members end to end in woodworking; Tape splice, the joining of audio tape; Film splice, the joining of film stock; Electrical splice, the joining of wires in electrical wiring