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Hello,
Nice work, really nice work. You have just earned 30ft of annealed stainless 1x7 seizing wire, suitable for seizing the tail of your splices. If you apply these seizings correctly, at the correct place, I believe you'll find it easier to get a fairer entry -- and to improve the tensile strength of your splices, as well as their appearance. Write to me at the shop, say what diameter of wire you are using, and we'll send the right diameter of seizing wire.
Meanwhile, if this splice is representative, it appears that you are selecting starting strands a bit too far inboard, and that this is making the (normal) gap between 3 and 4 larger. It is also possible that the wire is a bit loose in the vise, and that the standing part is rotating clockwise a bit as you splice, throwing off the lead of the later tucks. If this is the case, it should be easy to stop. Perhaps you could show a splice positioned in your vise.
Other than that, you might try breaking the lay on the end strands just a little bit less. Not a normal problem, I can assure you; yours appear to be right on the edge of losing coherence.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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