Strength of Brummell Splice?

[Matthew Sebring]

Originally Posted by SV_Chamelea

1. Seems there's quite an art to performing two-ended eyesplicing that defines a finished length within a tolerance of one inch~!! Any hints?

What I typically do is make a mark ten feet or so up the line before attempting the splice. Then when I'm done I measure from that mark to the bearing surface of the eye. The difference will tell you how much length you lose and have to compensate for.

For overly simple example, say you needed a 25 foot double ended piece - you measure 10 feet from the end, make the splice and then measure from that same mark to the bearing surface of the eye and see that you lost 5 feet in the process. That means you now have to measure out 30 feet from that eye, cut the line, and then do your best to make an identical eye.