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How to make an Amsteel Bridge

Once again @g2outdoors has provided another great video detailing his splicing process. Splicing has been discussed so much on here and now with a legit clear video it makes the process that much clearer. Hats off to you brother you are a video making machine this year with really good content!!
 
g2outdoors said:
Saddle Nation - this took a lot of effort, and it didn't turn out as good as I would have liked. However, I think you'll be able to splice after watching. Enjoy.

Here's all the crap I bought over the years to splice.


Amsteel Splicing Kit: http://amzn.to/2oH38nQ
Dritz Loop Turner: http://amzn.to/2oHaXK4
Knitting Needles: http://amzn.to/2FkImnh
Amsteel Blue 1/4: http://amzn.to/2oHYXbk
Amsteel Blue 7/64: http://amzn.to/2oOCvfV
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So I used the video to make a whoopie sling bridge . I like an adjustable bridge and no carabiners. Quiet and lighter. I had some samson predator and a prussic before to have an adjustable bridge..
Weight difference going to 1/4 amsteel whoopie

Kestrel size 1 before new bridge.... 1344 g not including a linemans belt. - 2.96 pounds
Kestrel size 1 with new whoopie sling bridge adjustable from 20 inches to 40 inches... 1128 g.... not including the linemans belt. 2.48 pounds.
A fixed amsteel bridge would be even lighter

Thanks @g2outdoors for the video.
 
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Ontariofarmer said:
So I used the video to make a whoopie sling bridge . I like an adjustable bridge and no carabiners. Quiet and lighter. I had some samson predator and a prussic before to have an adjustable bridge..
Weight difference going to 1/4 amsteel whoopie

Kestrel size 1 before new bridge.... 1344 g not including a linemans belt. - 2.96 pounds
Kestrel size 1 with new whoopie sling bridge adjustable from 20 inches to 40 inches... 1128 g.... not including the linemans belt. 2.48 pounds.
A fixed amsteel bridge would be even lighter

Thanks @g2outdoors for the video.
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That's awesome! Well done!
 
Maybe I'm the slow kid at math, but to figure this out, I had to draw a three, bad pictures. So in case this helps anyone who comes along later, wondering what the heck a whoopie sling is, even after watching the video, or thinking of making one and trying to figure out how much amsteel to get, to end up with a certain length sling...

Oh, and this wasn't actually mentioned in the video - how long do you need to make the adjustment bury? Looks like about 8? I went with 8.

So I'm planning a 20-36" adjustable bridge, with a 4 inch fixed loop around my saddle webbing at one side, a carabiner on the adjustable side, and a 4 inch tail (with a bead on it to prevent it from ever getting sucked too far into the adjustment bury). My math is coming out to about 7 feet of amsteel to start with.

Oh, and I found a better picture than I could draw, and added some saddle-appropriate annotations (and totally did not steal it from a hammock site at all :) )

whoopie-sling.jpg

My measurements:
  • Fixed eye: 4 inches for the loop, 8 inches to bury, 8 inches to be buried through
  • 4 inches of "spacer" length to get my min of 20"
  • 8 inches to bury the adjustment through
  • 32 inches to form the adjustable loop
    • My max loop size would be 16 inches, making the max bridge length (not including the fixed loop): 8+4+8+16 = 36".
    • min loop size would be 0-ish, making the min bridge length (not including the fixed loop): 8+4+8+0 = 20"
      • "0-ish" will still be going around the thickness of a carabiner in the adjustable loop end
    • If you want a longer sling, either add the length in here, or add it in the "spacer" number above.
  • 8 inches to go inside the adjustment bury section
  • 4 inches to bury & stitch the tail into
  • 4 inches of tail to bury (this is really just a loop, pulled as small as possible, and where I'll thread a bead or metal key-ring onto the amsteel to make a bump that can't get pulled into the adjustment section, even if the double-thick bury section somehow does)
So: 4 (loop) +8 (buried end) +8 (bury sheath) +4 (spacer) +8 (outer adj sheath) +32 (loop) +8 (inner adj sheath) +4 (tail bury sheath) +4 (tail) = 80" = 6' 8".

I've never actually done this before, so if someone sees a bug in my math, feel free to point it out and make me better.
 
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