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    Popping up all over my lawn

    The guy's are taking over my lawn. They're growing way faster than the grass. Any idea what they are and/or how to get rid of them? There are a few dozen rotten trees stumps in the yard, and would their root system be the source?
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    Attaching a snap shackle to a spliced eye

    This is a sailboat concern--not a tree thing. My skipper wants to put a snap shackle on some 3/8 double braid line. The hasp(?) has about 1/8" diameter. That seems like the opposite ratio for the recommended bend radius of rope. Could this be mitigated by using multiple wraps of 7/64" AmSteel to...
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    Heavy leaner needs to come down sideways.

    My next door neighbor has a "half tree" that he wants down. The "left half" came down on its own. The remaining half needs to come down approximately perpendicular to the lean. The full tree was 26 inches dbh. If it comes down in the direction of the lean he could lose part of his garage. My...
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    Soft shackles for flags

    I've noticed that the typical metal clips used to attach flags to halyards on flaglpoles tend to beat up on the pole and break. I've replaced several of those metal clips with soft shackles I made just for that purpose. I made them extra long so that they can be prussik-hitched to the halyard...
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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

    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

    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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    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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    Funny ad I ran across today

    Do they really mean to brag about their lower tensile strength?
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    Mini Ultra Sling

    I made a couple of mini ultra slings yesterday using 3/16 inch Amsteel. They'll probably get used for adjusting the amount of slack in the jack lines on a sailboat. I would love to get some comments on how secure triple brummels are in Amsteel. The strength of the Amsteel is overkill for this...
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    Is this Basswood? The checkered bark looks unusual.

    What do you think?
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    Bleeding Tenex-TEC

    I spliced up a dog leash using some blue Tenex-TEC, and every time I use it my hands turn Smurf-blue. Is there a way to set the color or wash out the color?
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    Three part crown knot

    The other day I was messing around creating a dog leash, where two dogs could be leashed together, with one handle. No real splicing, but some braiding, knotting, and round stitching. I did a locking brummel to attach each clip, then added a piece of paracord to create three strands. I did this...
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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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    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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    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'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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    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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