<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Rope splicing in ropework is the forming of a semi-permanent joint between two ropes or two parts of the same rope by partly untwisting and then interweaving their strands . Splices can be used to form a stopper at the end of a line, to form a loop or an eye in a rope, or for joining two ropes together . Splices are preferred to knotted rope, since while a knot typically reduces the strength by 20--40%, a splice is capable of attaining a rope's full strength . However, splicing usually results in a thickening of the line and, if subsequently removed, leaves a distortion of the rope . Most types of splices are used on 3 - strand rope, but some can be done on 12 - strand or greater single - braided rope, as well as most double braids . While a spliced 3 - strand rope's strands are interwoven to create the splice, a braided rope's splice is constructed by simply pulling the rope into its jacket . </P> <Ul> <Li> back splice (also called an end splice)--A splice where the strands of the end of the rope are spliced directly back into the end without forming a loop . It is used to finish off the end of the rope to keep it from fraying . The end of the rope with the splice is about twice the thickness of the rest of the rope . With nylon and other plastic materials, the back splice is often no longer used; the rope strands are simply fused together with heat to prevent fraying . </Li> </Ul>

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