Article: You'll need your rope divided into three strands to tie this splice. Your rope may have adhesive or a fastener on the ends to prevent it from fraying. You may need to cut these ends free with a knife or scissors to divide your rope into three strands.  If your rope is made of many strands, you should try to collect these into three even groups of strands to use in your splicing. A back end splice is especially useful for preventing a rope that has become unraveled from fraying. This splice will securely keep the rope together. You can use this same splice to fasten two different ropes together, too. Simply use the end of a separate rope instead of using one end of the same rope, which is the example provided here. First measure out enough length in your end strands to tuck around the body of your rope at least four times. Then fasten the base of this length with durable tape, like electrical tape or duct tape, to prevent the body of the rope from unraveling. The tape at the base of your end strands should encircle the rope completely to create a sleeve or collar that prevents your rope from unraveling more than you want.
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Ready your rope. Apportion the length of and secure the end strands.