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    What do you do if you know there's bees in a tree?

    Re: What do you do if you know there\'s bees in a t Speaking of bees. (Which newly nested nearby, and raised some questions I'd not thought about: 1) How does a swarm navigate--all to the new place (and esp. the queen)? (Asked one bee guy but he didn't know.) 2) Just read one book-review (re...
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    Increasing diameter of a double braid

    Thanks, Blinky -- you beat me to the referral to Brion's site. Greetings, Alberto. I have to wonder about using bare / unsheathed Vectran rope, as [ QUOTE ] Although Vectran is lacking in UV resistance, this limitation can be overcome by using polyester as a protective covering. [/ QUOTE ]...
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    Would you climb this rope?

    [ QUOTE ] I would make 2 shorter lines if I didn't feel confident on the line, my life is worth more then a $100 rope. [/ QUOTE ] And your life is worth that every time, but you don't buy a new rope every time. So, on what basis does one make the change --that's the question. Is it all a...
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    Would you climb this rope?

    I vote for continued use of the rope: 1) It looks to be pretty new; 2) that careful analysis of the damage (by my counting, there are at least 8 strands of the 12 running "Z" (right-laid) that are completely unscathed or nearly so; can't see so well the opposite lay but they seem no...
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    Beer knot Question?

    [ QUOTE ] I've had one get loose, it went from having about 9" of buried tail to 3". I couldn't tell you how or why. Definitely sew'em. [/ QUOTE ] Blinky, it would really be helpful to know: 1) In what material? 2) With what sort of loading/usage? 3) Did the UNburied end slip, at all? *kN*
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    Beer knot Question?

    [ QUOTE ] what if instead of tying an overhand knot you tied a figure of eight knot? would that help the slippage at all? [/ QUOTE ] The Fig.8 bend seems if anything less secure--i.e., in staying tight when slack--than the Water knot; but it does enable one to have the ends both interior...
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    rolling bowline

    [ QUOTE ] ive been messing around with the rolling bowline... nobody i know has used it [/ QUOTE ] First noticed "roLLing'" rather than familiar "ruNNing"; but more surprising was "nobody I know has used it"! What do they use, instead? *kN*
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    Beer knot Question?

    [ QUOTE ] I've had one get loose, it went from having about 9" of buried tail to 3". I couldn't tell you how or why. Definitely sew'em. [/ QUOTE ] 1) In what material? 2) With what sort of loading/usage? 3) Did the UNburied end slip, at all? Thanks! (In the tests I'm familiar with, 1"...
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    Close to Death

    [ QUOTE ] I thoroughly examined the cordage last nite. It's very obvious that it was cut. IG and I checked out the Petzl swivel and I pointed out to him the sharp edges on the black part. ... Also, it's a case of the wrong fiber for the application. Technora will abrade itself when the fibers...
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    Rigging Research Report

    Wallll, yeah, mine was a pretty grumpy response! I'll try to give a review of the knots part. It just irked me to see some quite objective, simple things botched; and some of the cited sources are dubious. Better has got to come, sooner or later. *kN*
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    Rigging Research Report

    Thanks for the heads-up. IIRC, the size of this pdf file is about 12 (or was it 14) MB. A quick glance at the knots section sadly reveals that it is far from a great or even mediocre report, alas. They are quoting some pretty lame sources, and w/o much insight. By now, esp. w/Google, etc., a...
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    timber hitch for rigging

    [ QUOTE ] During a recent meeting with a person I highly admire a statement was made: a "knot is either 100% right, or 100% wrong". A sentiment I totally agree with. [/ QUOTE ] This is utter rubbish! (It's a paraphrase of Ashley.) (reminds me of Bush's "with us or against us") It should be...
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    timber hitch for rigging

    [ QUOTE ] The Timberhitch is as safe or unsafe as any other knot or hitch. It needs to be tied properly, dressed and set. [/ QUOTE ] Not so: the hitch is more likely to come untied than other knots, such as the RB (given that the Bowline is well done, maybe using a secure extension/version)...
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    The Daisy Chain Knot

    [ QUOTE ] Form 4 [/ QUOTE ] Yea! But do this: bring the tail back beneath the mainline and tuck it through the slip-bight--the point is to get TWO strands of rope bending around, compressing/rubbing against, the mainline (to distribute vs. concentrate the friction). This knot then is a sort...
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    The Daisy Chain Knot

    [ QUOTE ] IMLHO a Spier after a Half Hitch is easier, and has cleaner release. [/ QUOTE ] IMO the Spier is a dangerously unstable eyeknot; the general idea can be implemented securely (and, I think you got some of my images of such things!). shame ... ! That slip-bight-nipping loop in the...
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    HRC

    And here's a group of miscellaneous whippings, ropes, and whipping material--mason line, monofilament fishing line, strips of fibrillated polypropylene, and tea-bag string ! The fib'd PP is pretty neat: it's so flat yet relatively strong that one can play around with the sort of half-hitching...
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    HRC

    Let's see how the wonders of technology suffer at my fingers! A photo of whipping (say, "Whip it!, Whip it good!") I'll start with a close-up (camera "Trim"'d) of the whipping I described above--a sort of extended Strangle knot. Here it is in both 150# laid nylon mason line (golden), and...
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    HRC

    [ QUOTE ] That all depends on the quality of the whipping. I've had tape come off on me and I hate it. ... It looks like cory used a whipping that doesn't pierce the rope, similar to this one: However- if the whipping were a style that pierces the rope, the whipping would have the...
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    amsteel

    In another site, I see the sling offered with some protection: [ QUOTE ] Amsteel Whoopie Sling This is the strongest way you can anchor your arborist block for false crotch rigging. The Amsteel Whoopie is the only sling that is as strong as the blocks it is intended to hold. Made of 5/8”...
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    Top 10 Knots for Scouts etc.

    [ QUOTE ] Ok pissing match over. But, I'll belive a Nation Master Encyclopeida that the Chinese tied said knot, and not the cattle drives larait knot. [/ QUOTE ] I was going to let that rest, but since you brought it up, it surprised me that in you URLinks was this other knot --one that the...

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