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"Eye-splice. A sort of eye or circle formed by splicing the end of a rope into itself. a, one strand stuck; b, all three strands stuck once; c, all three strands stuck three times (finished splicing)." -Whitney, 1911

Eye Splice in Three Steps

"Eye-splice. A sort of eye or circle formed by splicing the end of a rope into itself. a, one strand…