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    Top 10 Knots for Scouts etc.

    [ QUOTE ] Here is yet 3 more links for ya of the BOWSTRING KNOT. ... If you'd like to belive that a cowpunching larait knot (Honda) is the Bowstring well ... the line starts with Ashley. [/ QUOTE ] Who has deservedly a good deal more credibility than most others who have put out knots books...
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    Blake's hitch slipping

    Re: Blake\'s hitch slipping [ QUOTE ] I was climbing on a simple, what i call a traditional system, figure 8 on a bite [<<='BIGHT' - blakes 5/3 wrap with a saftey knot. ... My normal setup is either a blakes 4/2 or a closed system split tail. ... [/ QUOTE ] Blake's (initial)...
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    Myth

    [ QUOTE ] www.onrope1.com/Myth9.htm Not sure how scientific this was, but its on the Internet so it has to be true..... right? [/ QUOTE ] Which reads: [ QUOTE ] Jim Kovach, in an exhaustive 8 month study in Ohio, and reported to/by ITRS (International Technical Rescue Symposium) including...
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    Top 10 Knots for Scouts etc.

    [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] ...The Bowstring Knot...The Artillery Loop... [/ QUOTE ] ??????? [/ QUOTE ] Mahk, you have Ashley's BoK, which has these names in the Index. ... And then you could transfer your '???????' to just the cited URLink for it, as what is shown there is NOT the Bowstring...
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    Rope demo at TCIA

    Here's just a quick note that I recall there being some testing done on rockclimbing (IIRC) rope that showed that the same cut done on tensioned rope that would explode it (into two pieces) under some given force would HOLD if the load were later applied. So, in addition to the increased...
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    Amsteel not wearing well. Idea?

    But for the bulk of the eye splices, 1" tubular webbing could be slid over, as you suggest for the mantle of bull rope. Well, hmmm, *baggy* result, but there is also 2" tubular tape. Did this Amsteel have any special coating? --such as: [ QUOTE ] Blue Samthane Type "S" urethane coating is...
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    The physics of rope bends

    [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] ...Two circles of different radii have different circumferences. The fibers of a rope bent over form multiple circles with the inside being the smallest and the outside being the largest. The larger the diameter of rope or the smaller the bend radius the more the inside...
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    Small tech cord

    [ QUOTE ] It makes me think they should weave some technora into the sheath to reduce the problem of the the sheath breaking at the knot. [/ QUOTE ] This misses the point: firstly, the sheath, being exterior, will be what gets the most compression on it; but why it breaks is (IMO) also...
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    Small tech cord

    [ QUOTE ] kN, Can you link to the articles that tested Tech Cord? [/ QUOTE ] It should be well-known by now: Comparative Testing of High-Strength Cord, by Tom Moyer, Paul Tussing, & Chris Harmston, presented at the 2000 Int.Tech.RescueSymp.. It's presented at various sites, but on Tom...
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    Small tech cord

    [ QUOTE ] When manufacturers set minimum break strengths for ropes they don't do that with knots in them. The ratings are set using standard methods so that the strength of the rope is tested. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, of course, but that misses my point: when USERS go about hyping the breaking...
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    Small tech cord

    [ QUOTE ] ummm it can be stiched no? The REI store I go to can stich splice the end. [/ QUOTE ] Let's see some results for stitching Tech cord. (And let's think if this is what the strength-quoting users are going to be doing!) [ QUOTE ] And all that is said about the tech cord comes right...
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    Small tech cord

    [ QUOTE ] outdoor basics is a good place TECH CORD: Originally designed for the military's special forces, Tech Cord is the strongest and lightest cordellete or shock cord available. Made from superior Technora fibers, Tech Cord boasts a whopping 5000 lbs. tensile strength (50 percent stronger...
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    8mm tec cord?

    Yes, I saw their site: that is not "Tec(h)" cord, but regular nylon kernmantle. The "Tech" is what got us running: it denotes Technora.
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    8mm tec cord?

    [ QUOTE ] Anything wrong with using 8mm New England Tec cord ... [/ QUOTE ] It should be pointed out the NERopes does NOT SHOW AN 8mm size! What makes you believe that the nonexistent cord is what you have? [ QUOTE ] [NERopes] Product Description: Our super strong Tech Cord has a smooth...
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    Small tech cord

    >>> It's the stuff that's like shoe lace diameter but is rated to 5,000 lbs. When I read these sorts of remarks, I wonder what use one expects to make of it such that that high strength might be of advantage? --for its more of a mythical than actual figure, without careful splicing. (-;
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    Sling grade Tenex

    [ QUOTE ] When I tie a timber hitch, I take a "round turn" (540*) on the throat, ... I can post a pic if interested? [/ QUOTE ] Great! I was wondering if that version had been tried in the field, as it seems to offer attractive qualities of being able to keep the knot snug w/o tension (the...
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    The physics of rope bends

    [ QUOTE ] Please explain how the rope gains and loses strength as it bends. I am referring to both knots and over pulleys, friction savers, biners etc. How do you calculate the strength loss say of a rope girth hitched over a limb to be used as a footlock line? Why do some ropes lose strength...
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    Unkown climbing knot

    Okay, I'm showing signs of a certain proctor: Points to the answer of Martin=>Michoaca'n (with one extra wrap to what Mahk presents), and minus to others--incl. me for not looking up the M. and confirming that. That the OP didn't tuck through a wrap is an aspect of tying technique: the...
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    Final Treebuzz slogan...Vote here

    Since so many are doing Number Two, how was this missed: >>> "TreeBuzz.com : Fertilizer for Arborists" <<< (-;
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    Snakebite legal?

    [ QUOTE ] Why even worry about diameter as long as it meets the minimum strength requirements. [/ QUOTE ] I can more readily understand how diameter is important than I can the particular (high) strength requirement: diameter has some bearing on handling (grasping) the line, and on its...

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