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    Instructions for a diamond knot

    I'm teaching a class that includes making a soft shackle. First step is learning to tie a diamond knot. I've put together a handout with photos. I'd love to get some feedback on it. TIA. Don
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    False crotch pulley recommendations

    That looks great for rigging. It looks really massively strong, but this is a climbing application. Brede weighs 185 pounds with gear on! I'll keep the cmi holdway in mind for rigging. Thanks.
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    False crotch pulley recommendations

    I need to set up a false crotch system for MRS. What pulleys are recommended for that purpose?
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    Funny typo in an ad

    ????
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    Backup system for climbing a sailboat mast

    Exactly. Thanks for the reply.
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    Backup system for climbing a sailboat mast

    Thanks for the input. I think I have a system figured out that will work using equipment Tom already has (except for a hitch cord). Attach a carabiner midline to a 120 ft climbing line and to the end of a halyard. Hoist it to the top of the mast. Tie one end to the boatswains chair and run a...
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    Funny typo in an ad

    Do you really want a "sliceable" rope that weighs 67 pounds per 100 ft length?
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    Backup system for climbing a sailboat mast

    I crew on a 45' sailboat. Tom is the owner. Tom's son (thirty-something) sometimes gets sent aloft to deal with "stuff", sometimes all the way to the top of the 66 ft mast. He uses a boatswain's chair, and is hoisted with a rope halyard using an electric winch. Tom is nervous about doing that...
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    X-Rings on 5/8" 3-strand

    Another derailing. I recently picked up a sample of 8-strand nylon (brait) to play with. I had never heard of it and was curious. It has some stretch, and the braid tightens and relaxes when loading and unloading, which adds to its ability to absorb dynamic loading. I found it related to using...
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    Throw line/ throw weight thread

    I really suck at throwing--anything! I've tried and tried and failed and failed at hand throwing for tree work. I've also consistently failed at throwing a football, baseball, softball, rock, etc. I tried for 45 minutes once trying to hit a 2 ft square window in a tree about 25 feet in the air...
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    Who can steer me towards a good wire fid?

    I'm a fan of using welding wire. I use 0.030" and have never had it break on me. It's nice and thin so it works on small rope, and strong enough for larger ropes. No need to heat it to bend it. I just bend it to get a nice small radius bend. I then do a doubled up fold of the two loose ends and...
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    What am I missing here?

    I've had a few splices that were crazy hard to drive home. I stretched the rope tight between two posts and got in the middle and jumped on it. That produces huge pull on the rope, but it didn't do the trick. I have rarely had success with just putting static tension on the rope. Dynamic force...
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    What am I missing here?

    The Step 5 using a clip, snap, whatever you want/have works. I sometimes use such a thing instead of the thread. I usually prefer the thread because it's so light weight--nothing to flop around or accidentally fall off at the wrong time. Use whatever you want to keep the tapered cover tail...
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    What am I missing here?

    I used to have that same issue when I first started out. Since then I have found a couple of tricks that don't seem to get much attention in the splicing directions that seem to prevent this from happening. For the steps described below, I'm using the Samson Splicing Manual marking, steps and...
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    Bored Packers Fan

    My "nephew" Booker would destroy it in minutes. I might use it on the sailboat I crew on. We're all cheeseheads.
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    Bored Packers Fan

    I was bored this morning --laid up for a bit from a torn meniscus in my knee. Wanted to celebrate the Packers walloping of the Cowboys yesterday so I made a monkey's fist in the appropriate colors. It turned out pretty nice .
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    Pull Rope Height - what is optimal?

    I love the technique of hanging a log on the pull line. I never thought of doing that, but I really see the advantage. With a winch/maasdam, once the tree starts to fall, it's hard to keep tension on the pull line. You can't crank fast enough. Sometimes you really want to keep that tension going...
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    A few random thoughts for the community buzzing on tree climbing...

    It would be really nice to have a community of folks near here that like to do rec climbs. I have tried, and not connected with anybody. The one time I got to climb with somebody else (a climbing trainer) it felt great. I've tried to convince my more adventurous friends to try climbing, but so...
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    Funny ad I ran across today

    Do they really mean to brag about their lower tensile strength?
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    A different take on the pocket sling

    What do you see that I don't? It looks like a standard lock stitch to me.

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