Samson Vs NE ropes splicing instructions

[benz]

Thanks,

I will check out Yale's directions, but unless they are far and away superior to NE's, I'll probably stick with the latter's instructions, which I've used with their version of that rope with good results. Less importantly, any thoughts on Samson's recommended method or serving the splice? Their video says to parcel it with masking tape and to hitch each turn of the service, which seems ugly to me. Still, they stress that it is a necessary step. I planned to serve my splices with plain round turns, which seems more tidy. Anyhoo nothing like Too Much Information!

[Brion Toss]

Hi again,
The hitched "service" that I see on Samson's site is for securing a reeving eye made from a piece of twine. Not a style I favor, to say the least; Id rather put in a reeving eye with the cover. Serving the splice is another thing altogether. I'll do that for an aesthetic effect, but usually will just whip the short end down. If you do serve, hitches aren't needed, unless the splice will see a lot of chafe. In that case, hitches will keep the service from coming apart altogether. If you need to hitch, then, make it pretty -- Moku or St. Mary's hitching, for instance.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss

[benz]

The hitching I saw on the Samson site was on their core-to-core splice video. Interestingly enough, I downloaded and printed NE's directions again (mine had gotten faded and indistinct), to find that their directions are slightly different than two years ago. Better pictures, though, and nice taper directions. Couldn't find Yale's but that doens't mean they don't exist.