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  1. Mike Islander

    Show off them splices

    That's a cool splice. On a double eye, how much strength do you need between the two eyes? I'm thinking the sewing could fail between eyes but not drop you to the ground, just rattle your two carabiners, or whatever, together before you recover.
  2. Mike Islander

    Getting a cat out of a skinny black cherry

    Moss, is that some sort of double eye on that anchor? I can't quit visualize where the shackle is inserted. It looks like the carabiner is in the eye, and the quickie is through the rope! :-) 2nd question, did you drill the shackle for the slic pin? Is that an aluminum or steel slic pin?
  3. Mike Islander

    Show off them splices

    Yes, that is probably my original eye mark. :) This is just a practice splice, the first I was ever able to get to actually work. Thank goodness this is harder to splice than polyester. I almost gave up after several tries and two different very sticky cheap boat ropes.
  4. Mike Islander

    Show off them splices

    Thanks for the heads up. The body is smooth, but you are right; the very tip is a triangular wedge (chisel point?). Is even that too much? I have some large needles somewhere. I can easily smooth the current needle on my belt sharpener and polish it up like glass (with a rounded point).
  5. Mike Islander

    Show off them splices

    My first successful splice. This one is just some dock line for the boat. I seriously doubted the part where the sheath goes into the core would ever bury into the line, but after cranking on it and pulling my table across the warehouse, damn if it didn't seat! Have to say it is a really...
  6. Mike Islander

    Why no hitch for SRT?

    In DRT with a theoretically frictionless pulley (I. E. worse case), half the climber's weight is on the hitch side and half on the other side, less on the hitch side when moving. In SRT all of the weight is on the hitch side, less when moving but much more than DRT, so tons more friction...
  7. Mike Islander

    Pine Removal

    Great video.. Crazy tree!
  8. Mike Islander

    Covid Close To You

    Several friends contracted Omicron over the past couple weeks. All symptoms mild. One (verified) said it was less than a bad cold. All now likely have 10x more powerful and 50x longer lasting antibodies than their vaccinations gave them. Yes, all were vaccinated.
  9. Mike Islander

    Trees from a distance

    In the swamps of the South Carolina Lowcountry. I think I know it. Definitely know it if it belongs to the leaf shown, but not sure it does. There were some leaves below it that looked similar to gum trees.
  10. Mike Islander

    Rope Wrench - Hitch/Rope compendium.

    When it's that short, what length hitch cord do you use? I've had hitch cords too long and the wrench would prevent the hitch from locking up.
  11. Mike Islander

    Why, oh why…

    Well, Shrek, not everyone has gigantic monster hands. :nocausagracia:
  12. Mike Islander

    Ted Green talks about Ancient Trees

    Thanks for the link. We've got a decent old tree right down the road. Still, not as old as I thought it would be. Another lesser known but still grand oak near our house.
  13. Mike Islander

    How big were ancient trees?

    Linking it provides income to the dipshit creator. My vote is to remove that shit as a link. But that's just me.
  14. Mike Islander

    How big were ancient trees?

    It's more of a joke than serious. To me, we're at the point where often it's hard to tell the difference between a troll, a BOT, or a serious forum member. (Poe's Law)
  15. Mike Islander

    How big were ancient trees?

    OFR has probably earned $0.16 for generating three pages of posts. Maybe even just a BOT. :-)
  16. Mike Islander

    Covid Close To You

    Funny enough, the local Stihl dealer was the first business I entered and noticed an employee without a mask. Made me smile.
  17. Mike Islander

    Covid Close To You

    Yep. You can clearly see those who are swayed by drive by click bait headlines versus those who actually read the articles and then check sources and numbers.
  18. Mike Islander

    How big were ancient trees?

    Chalk up a victory for thinking people everywhere.
  19. Mike Islander

    Covid Close To You

    It's like I'm talking to a chair.
  20. Mike Islander

    How big were ancient trees?

    Ridiculous ideas deserve fervent ridicule. Well done! Makes me sad that we're days into 2022, have access to much of the world's knowledge at our fingertips, and these types of ideas are still embraced by anyone who can write a complete sentence.
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