You should be able to make it tend easier by pulling down on the ring to get some distance between the wraps and the lower section, but if too far it starts to not grab reliably.
I’m doing the stopper knot in back a little different, bringing the ends through the twist in back before tying the...
I like the black pin that allows the carabiner to be removed with the pulley staying with the hitch. Probably will need to buy their hitch cords for the longer eyes.
The cheapest and simplest Sticht so far, only uses a length of cord. The bottom wrap makes the “ring”, and the ends go through the twist in back, before stopper.
But only when used in a specialized situation, the Whoopie has a loss of about 20% from the loop tail exiting out the side. No need for a full strength splice, especially when trying to make it as short as possible.
Yes, the lengths are for Class II, Class I results are the same for their required bury lengths. I’m not seeing much sharp bending or much interaction with other rope parts except the 90 degree bend around a single diameter of rope when it is used for a dead eye sling. The rest of the bury...
Two fid lengths of bury would be the strongest splice, locked Brummells are only needed if a straight bury isn’t desired, like friction hitch cords. Stitches could replace the locked Brummells with the longer bury and be as secure for the times it’s unloaded.
When using locked brummels the...
I bury the core and cover a couple inches short to make adjustments, then bury them just before final milking.
I don’t jam the crossover together, just pull until marks line up, the core strands get distorted with too much force, causing bunching when the opening milks them out. The crossover...
You are combining the two 90 degree bends, probably because they are so close, when it should be one on one. Think smaller by imagining how the fibers themselves react to the two bends.
If it had broken, I would be happy with the results and moved on, but now the bury needs to be longer, or a larger diameter to maybe get better results, more testing needed now.
Forgot to post the tight eye picture!