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| | Description | The only book devoted completely to slicing today's ropes, this fully illustrated, step-by-step guide has been expanded and enhanced in this new edition and now covers wire splices, and splices in Spectra and Kevlar ropes as well as Dacron braid and traditional three-strand. The Splicing Handbook includes every splice project a boater will ever need. | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Barbara Merry | | Paperback: | 160 pages | | Publisher: | International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press | | Publication Date: | February 16, 2000 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0071354387 | | Product Length: | 8.46 inches | | Product Width: | 5.48 inches | | Product Height: | 0.43 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.43 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.27 inches | | Package Width: | 5.43 inches | | Package Height: | 0.47 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.44 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 9 reviews |
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Review of "The Splicing Handbook" 2nd Ed by B. Merry Feb 28, 2006
By W. Nicolay
I bought the book because I wanted to splice high-tech yacht rope, especially the 12-strand braids like Amsteel. This review pertains only to splices related to such rope.
The photos are not always of the splice being described (p.84). The illustrations appear to have been cropped to fit the page, which is especially confusing for complex splices (p.88). The hollow braid splice on p.83 results in a weak splice with a bump at a vulnerable location - I believe this is a dangerous splice and that the authors have failed to grasp the workings of the Chinese Finger Puzzle principle mentioned in several places.
Conclusion: don't waste your money. Go to the web sites for Yale, Sampson, and New England Rope to get better illustrations and text for free. Also, study the test results from Layline.com on the importance of tapering the buried eye splice tail.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Perfect reference book for professional splicers! Jun 17, 2002
By Brian A. Glennon
"BAG"
The Splicing Handbook is simply one of the best reference works for the working rope splicer and professional rigger. Barbara Merry has provided an excellent book to review rusty skills, to learn a new splice, and as a convenient compendium of splice history to settle any shipyard, boatyard, or construction site argument on how to splice a specific configuration of rope. Ms. Merry is held in high esteem for producing a book on the most difficult technique of rope work - making a proper end termination! Good for her!!
12 of 14 found the following review helpful:
How to splice all sorts of line. Feb 06, 1998
By blandis@projo.com
Brief, clear descriptions of how to splice all kinds of traditional and modern line -- braided, plaited, the works. If you're interested in splicing, this is an inexpensive way to cover a lot of ground. Good illustrations.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
A good book Jan 08, 2004
This is a good and inexpensive book. You'll find a lot of information about splicing, perhaps more than you will ever need.The problem with a book is that you have to understand how the strands -- and which strands -- lie up next to each other. It's not that easy to figure out the first time around. I learned how by watching my Dad. That gave me an idea how splices are made. Consider Amazon's software on splicing; ISBN 0970971419 if you just want to learn common splices. It's a software program for beginners to do the basic splices in front of a computer. It's more expensive, though.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Splicing lite Sep 30, 2010
By Mark Twain
"down easter"
DON'T BUY THIS BOOK! The text is confusing and the drawings unclear. When I sent the author an email for help she suggested I look at a different handbook - so I did - and you should as well. Instead of wasting $$$ just go on the web - all major rope manufacturers have clear concise splicing instructions on their websites - for free.
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