Securing Lines in Preparation for Hanging Coils

[gsprings]

I am nearing completion on my first major effort (it's been a long journey) and have a fairly basic question.

All the rigging is hitched to all the appropriate cleats, etc., and I need advice as to next steps. Do I glue the hitched line to the cleats and cut off any excess rope? If so, what glue best to use and how closely should I clip the line to the cleat or other belaying point. I want to create rope coils off the model and hang them from the cleats as I don't think I've got the skills to use the actual excess line to create the coils. 

How do most folks do this? Thoughts?

[Gregory]

As far as  securing the line, I just do a half hitch at the belaying point.  Dab it with diluted white glue and cut it short. The coil you make should hide the cut.

 

 

In this post, Glenn shows how he made coils ( hanks ) to good effect. ( click on arrow top right )

 

 

 

 If you search for ' coils ' you should get a lot of useful information..

Edited March 1, 2022 by Gregory