The demonstrations in this video are by James D. McGrew. The first few frames introduce some old and new splicing tools.
Equal time is given to fancy 'working knots' that can be used on both land and sea.
If you want to learn how to place the fingers so strands of a 'wall and crown' fall into place, this video does it. Not only do the strands lead up and to the right, the right thumb can also put pressure on it when splicing. What you may not know is a Fid-O lets you splice without using the thumb, and this video shows you how to position the rope to make a difficult job easier. This video will show you several ways to do the job. If the 'wire to rope double braid halyard splice' is a mystery to you, it is covered in the video as well.