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(1) My fid marks the location of
the join and the tape measure indicates how much of the core
will be removed. |
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(2) The cover was pulled back and
the indicated length of core removed. I did this by putting tape
around the core where I wanted to cut then cutting through the
centre of the tape. It prevents unravelling. “Milk”
the cover back in place and fasten a clamp as shown or tie with
whipping cord to keep the end of the core in proper place. |
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(3) Now part the weave of the cover
(as in # 4 in the previous method) and push the fid under the
core and force it out through the opened weave of the cover. |
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(4) Pull core out of the length
of rope, not the loop. Notice how the cover on the length of
rope becomes 'fat' as the core is extracted. |
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(5) A length of heavy wire would do this
job too but I seem to be a screw driver guy... what can I say.
Don’t you have a two foot long screw driver around? But
I digress. Stick your chosen tool up the middle of a section
of core a little longer than the length of excess cover you have
dangling out the other side of the loop. The weave of the core
makes this easier than you might think. The core needs to be
pushed together to make room for the tool in the middle. Leave
about an inch or 30 mm from the join. |
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(6) Tape the loose end of the cover
to the tool as shown and.... |
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(7) start to gently pull the cover
through the core. |
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(8) Once pulled through the lengths
are uneven because the cover is stretched and the core is bunched
up. |
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(9) So “milk” the core
back untill the cover which is now the core dissappears within
the former core. If you wind up with excess former cover hanging
out, either re-do the last few steps or just trim it off if it’s
not too much. But in any case you want it to finally look like
the photo in... |
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(10) Yup... thats what it is supposed
to look like. You can make the doubled core section as long as
you want it. Presumably the longer the stronger. |
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(11) “Milk” as with Bob's
method (previous page) but this method isn’t as hard. |
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(12) Tidy and very strong.
And a little bonus..By cutting off the core in the loop on step
# 4 this method works to give you a perfect bitter end as well |
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