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    Continuous loop locking Brummel. Is it legit?

    I'm trying to splice small continuous loop using Amsteel. I'm not sure how strong they are, but they're not for life support. I have not seen this done on YouTube, and wondered if anyone here has done this and/or seen it tested. I start with a locking Brummel. Then fold the tails back and...
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    How do you know you're getting old?

    How about when you start replacing body parts with artificial ones?
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    Whipping or beating with a hammer?

    Thanks for the input. Redoing the loop with a Brummel at the base of the thimble would be the most straightforward, but the loop needs to be very short (4.5 inches max). If I did a Brummel at the base of the thimble (or used Evo's suggestion) I could only get about a 2 inch bury for the tails...
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    Whipping or beating with a hammer?

    I made a short (4.5 inch length) continuous loop in Amsteel by doing a locking Brummel and folding back the legs and burying them. One end of the loop needs to have a thimble to avoid a very small bend radius. The other and of the loop goes around something more reasonable and doesn't need a...
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    Girth hitch dyneema?

    This is about an application on a sailboat. On a jib/Genoa the lines that control it (sheets) are attached to a grommet in the back corner of the sail (clew). Sometimes only a single line is used by girth hitching the line in the middle of the line and the two tails become the sheets. This works...
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    Anyone been hit by a throw weight?

    You must not deal with dead green ash trees. Those tight unions are tough to deal with.
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    Things we have done that could have gotten us, or someone else killed.

    Back in my cave diving days three other divers and I were doing some exploration of a very tight underwater cave. It had a strong current and a very low ceiling, where the ceiling of the cave was essentially at the water table. It was only wide enough to turn around in a very few places...
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    Anyone been hit by a throw weight?

    I've been hit a few times with a 16 ounce bag (slow learner). Once on the top of the hardhat, once on the shoulder, and once in the back while trying to get out of the way. Not fun, but never any injury. I also used to try to catch the bag, mostly while wearing winter gloves. I was tired of...
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    Force vectors

    Thanks Reach. I'll point that out to the owner (Tom). I like Dyneema for this application, with consideration to what Reach said, is that the rope needs to go through a grommet and into the chain locker. Tom wants to minimize the amount of water getting into the chain locker (which has a small...
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    Force vectors

    Thanks Bart. Good points.
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    Force vectors

    Thanks. The application is putting in a retractable bowsprit. It is for the line that angles down and aft from the tip of the bowsprit to a small hole in the bow of the boat. The U-bolt is on top of the bowsprit and the bridle would wrap down and partly around the sprit. This prevents the sprit...
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    Force vectors

    The last time I did force vector analysis was in 1971, so I'm a little rusty. I'm actually working on some rigging for my friend's 45 ft sailboat, but figured you guys could check my analysis. I'm trying to figure out a reasonable length for a bridle. A second line will be attached where it...
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    Dog leash with extra eye.

    I like the prussik loop for an adjustable handle. The other suggestions are also good ones.
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    Dog leash with extra eye.

    I'm using a modified Weiss Walkie leash to walk my sister's Bernese poodle (Bernadoodle). He's a sweet dog, about 70 pounds. On a regular leash he tugs a lot, but with the WW leash he walks well. I modified the WW design to add a second hand loop to control him more closely (like when he spots...
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    Pole Saw Laceration

    Scars are like tattoos, but with better stories!
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    Fatal Towing Accident

    Tragic. A good reminder to add some sort of dampening (like what Daniel suggested) any time you're towing or pulling hard. In this case it looks like it would have required more than a hank of rope if the windshield and steering wheel didn't stop it. I don't think metal tow hooks, if they're...
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    Left-handed saw?

    Wow. I just tried it, and the pain is really reduced. Thanks so much for the info. I'll continue to do this. I have similar pain where my bicep attaches to my forearm. It seems to work there as well. Better than a steroid shot!
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    Left-handed saw?

    I'm sort-of left-handed. Most of my strength is in my right arm, but my fine motor skill is better in my left hand. I've managed to aggravate my "tennis elbow" in my right arm (too much chainsaw work in a short time when my arm wasn't in shape for it). I'm trying to learn to use my saws...
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    Thank God for Protos

    I used to wear eyeglasses all the time for my horrible nearsightedness. I had cataracts removed in November, and the implanted lenses corrected my distance vision to 20-20. I am now very sensitive to the risk of getting something in my eyes in situations where I never used to give it a thought...
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    Hung Pine Tree

    How do you execute a salami cut "well" on a trunk that size? I've always found them to be a bit unpredictable. OK for an 8" stem, but not on a stem that could squash you like a bug.

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