Like wise I have used the method for years and never had one break. John

Thanks for watching and commenting. Lots of timber in Oregon I believe. John

@Farming Life Australia tons, and high desert too. Which I imagine is a bit like Bush.

@@tsoliot5913 I am not sure. John

Thanks for watching. I believe that the world would be a better place if all knowledge was shared. John

Once you do it once and get it right you will be hooked. John

I dont know of a quick method for that. I think it will have to be the normal method using a marlin spike. John

G'day Jim it must be a nautical thing, used this method on all the wire rope when I was trawling. Some people think its not as strong as a conventional splice. I have never broken one. John

Thats a good tip thanks. John

I am from the US. What is "pet" tape?

@@stevedutky5138 Polyethylene terephthalate, also called PET, is the name of a type of clear, strong, lightweight and 100% recyclable plastic. Cut up a soda bottle to get PET tape and use it for wrap on wire rope.

Thanks for watching! Glad it refreshed your memory. John

I think you mean those U bolt type fittings they use on wire rope. They would not hurt but the method if done properly is very strong. John

I am glad my video helped you. John

I used this method for 20 + years trawling and never broke one . Broke the main wire a few times but never a splice. John

Thanks, will do! Thanks for watching. John

Thanks Gary. The main thing is at first to take your time and observe how the wire comes apart and goes back together. John

I didn't learn it on the farm. I first learned it trawling for prawns. John

That all sounds worth a try. John

You're welcome John

Yeah i do but this way is better and quicker. John

@@farminglifeaustralia6716 Quicker I'll agree. Not quite so sure about better. Though I'll admit that as the years passed and I got more allergic to wire spikes in the fingers from frayed snigging ropes I was occasionally guilty of just throwing on a rope clamp or 2. 😜😁

@@theoztreecrasher2647 I trawled for 30 years on and off and this is the only splice I ever used and I dont know of any other method used on the east coast. Not once in that time did I have a splice break or come undone. Broke the main wire a few times but not one splice. Not saying there is anything wrong with a conventional splice. For most people it is just to hard. John

@@farminglifeaustralia6716 😜 Argh that's just the trouble with the younger generation these days! 😂 I still remember my old now long gone neighbour (an old timer in the timber trade having started in the bullocky days) showing me as a kid how to run an eye in a steel winch cable with a spike - and telling me that even using just the once through with the separated wires was called "a lazy man's splice!" 😊

@@theoztreecrasher2647 I must be very young cause Im very lazy. John

It amazes me how strong it is. John

Thanks for watching. John

It works good and is strong as long as you do it properly. John

No It wont work with normal fibre rope. John

I just make a loop one end then make another loop through the first loop. John

Its one of the best quick easy things I have learnt over the years. John

Thanks for watching. Only understand Australian. John