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Fig. 3. 



The free strands are then interwoven with the laid 

 up rope, over and under (Fig. 3) and the result will 

 be as Fig. 4. 



Fig. 4. 



If a sufficient splice is made this may be tapered 

 by cutting off fibers, but this is not necessary as it 

 is a patch job in itself. 



Splicing cannot be successfully described, the 

 exactness becomes confusing in its length. But the 

 process is simple with a rope in one's hands and 

 the diagram before the eyes. 



