The Flemish Eye splice is formed by Opening or Unlaying the rope body
Into two parts, one having three strands and the other having the remaining three strands and the core.
The rope is unlayed far enough back to allow the loop or eye to be formed by looping one part in one direction
And the other part in the other direction and laying the rope back together.
The Strands are rolled back around the rope body. A metal Sleeve is then slipped over the ends of the
Splice and pressed (swaged) to secure the ends to the body of the sling.
Applications:
Suitable for use in High Temperatures (Blast Furnaces) Widely used in Offshore Applications
Merits: The Flemish Eye ensures equal distribution of the load in both parts of the eye because Pull is
Directly along the Centre Line of the rope & eye.
Swaging Steel Sleeve Ferrules forms a solid bond around the splice which will achieve a Breaking Strength
near the rated Breaking Strength of the rope giving maximum efficiency of the termination
John Hemsley 