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I only cut out 2 strands with the 8-strand 7/64. This all is REALLY EASIER than you may think.
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http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...hlight=whoopie
I only cut out 2 strands with the 8-strand 7/64. This all is REALLY EASIER than you may think.
sul
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No needle to thread.
I use a piece of stiff yet flexible wire doubled up into about a foot-long narrow loop. I PUSH it through the FAR end of the bury, toward the intended eye. When it emerges, I put the tapered Amsteel into the loop of wire and PULL it back through the bury. It cinches the Amsteel and passes through VERY easily.
I used to make whoopies and other splices on a regular basis aboard ship, and even though I had all the tools, I found the wire method by far the easiest. YMMV
Last edited by sulman; 11-09-2009 at 18:24.
sul
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Sonny Boy Williamson
I mash the end flat between thumb and forefinger, and push the frayed part through the elongated yarn needle eye. Then pull it through far enough that it doubles back when I push it through the bury. To make the doubled back portion less bulky I remove half of the strands beforehand, which I need to do anyway for a taper in the back or eye splice that goes on the end.
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