Beeline Blue - Youtube splice video

[Kofi]

And how much the friction hitch it self will hold? If the grasping ability of the hitch is overloaded it doesn't means it fails completely.

 

[Brocky]

I believe that Samson’s does a straight pulled with splices. Others use drums that the rope is wrapped around, this method is required to get certain certifications.
I prefer straight, due to concern that the cord might be unequally loaded on both legs.
Your cord with the lowest results should still be twice that amount when in use on a rope, theoretically. It does appear the tail might have needed a more gradual taper. Getting the tip of the tail reduced to just one fiber is beneficial.
It seems like your other splice should have tested higher than a knot. Maybe a longer bury was needed?

 

[ARLO]

Fair point. I think I asked on your YouTube video comments but then after watching a few other clips of testing it mostly seemed straight pull so went for that. They did say they could test basket but not sure how you'd determine the size of bollard used to create a 'correct' bend radius?

Would you care to comment on how my (well used) cord failed at the end of the bury? Part of me is reassured by the fact the splice didnt fail, although I'm not sure if the taper/bury made the rope fail prematurely? Or if it was purely fatigue. The outer cover wasn't badly worn, this stuff is just so tough, but it was old and had lost its flexibility.

Sometimes if the taper is not perfect it can create a weak spot at the end of the taper. So, it is not unusual for a splice to break at that point. Brocky is right on in that regard.

 

[Freddie Fisher]

Great, thanks for the feedback. When I made my old e2e's I didn't have scissors capable of cutting the core properly so the taper was always tricky. I recently bought some scissors which is why I started up with the splicing again. Probably also I should out more effort into the bury length, it's the part of the spice which I didn't even measure as Eric sorta seems to eyeball it in his video, but I can understand the importance now. Thanks for the input.