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I am making a continuous loop of 1/8" amsteel. I have watched 3 different videos and all 3 disagree to some degree on the following issues:
1. when you do your brummel locks, do you do the second lock towards the tag end (so that before the bury it looks like this
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0
this basically doing it like a daisy chain but then tucking both your tag ends into the rope
OR
do you do the second lock so that the two locks are on opposite sides of the loop and pointing in opposite directions like this
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(loop\)
where the \ and / are tag ends and imagine (loop) above as being a big circle with top and bottom pieces and one \ inside.
2. when you do your bury, do you put your snake tool directly through the opening made by the bury or do you allow a few strands so that the tag end to be buried goes over and few strands before diving back into the rope? (4 entries into rope instead of just 2)
I think these decisions might be significant and I don't want to simply go off the first couple youtube hits.
Are there any "official" tutorials? I searched Samson's splicing guides and didn't find anything.
Thanks - R
1. when you do your brummel locks, do you do the second lock towards the tag end (so that before the bury it looks like this
\/
0
this basically doing it like a daisy chain but then tucking both your tag ends into the rope
OR
do you do the second lock so that the two locks are on opposite sides of the loop and pointing in opposite directions like this
\
(loop\)
where the \ and / are tag ends and imagine (loop) above as being a big circle with top and bottom pieces and one \ inside.
2. when you do your bury, do you put your snake tool directly through the opening made by the bury or do you allow a few strands so that the tag end to be buried goes over and few strands before diving back into the rope? (4 entries into rope instead of just 2)
I think these decisions might be significant and I don't want to simply go off the first couple youtube hits.
Are there any "official" tutorials? I searched Samson's splicing guides and didn't find anything.
Thanks - R