Samson Vs NE ropes splicing instructions

[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