Reeds Splicing Handbook

Jan Willem Polman

Adlard Coles Nautical

£8.99

I approached this little book with trepidation conscious that my own skills extend no further than the most basic traditional rope’s end whipping plus an eye splice in three-strand rope completed under RYA duress. The concept of splicing modern multi-braids or ropes with different core/cover combinations made my palms break into cold sweat. Yet splicing does matter – defaulting to a knot can reduce rope strength by up to 50%. This neatly organised book explains what tools are needed and offers ten undeniably useful techniques for the most common types of rope. If you save the price of a single shackle by learning to make a Dyneema loop this will be £8.99 well spent. Unhesitatingly recommended