Mathematics is unpicking the secrets of a centuries-old nautical skill called splicing - joining two ropes together end to end by interweaving their strands 1. Chris Leech of rope and fibre ...

The mooring and towing of oil rigs and huge ships rely on the strength and durability of thick ropes and the splices that join those ropes. Yet the mathematical models used to evaluate ropes have long ...

Sales have more than doubled every year since Jamie Goddard started his rope-splicing company, topping $1 million in 2023. Not too shabby for a business he started in his home garage with a pingpong ...