I think I have now made 50 whoopie slings this past month. I've used Amsteel Blue, Zing-it, Lash-it, Dacron kite line, ...
I have made hammock suspensions, tarp suspensions, guy-lines, ...
I have a few thicknesses of wire that I use, solid guitar string(G - 015 to 020) is the best for thin stuff, and craft wire for the thicker.
A couple of tricks that I have learned is to use paper clamps instead of marking the rope with a pen. The paper clamp can be used for other things like holding a buried end loop open when needed, ...
Be gentle when milking any buries. Don't squeeze hard, don't pull hard.
Gently stroke a little at a time.
If you rush, tug or pull hard, the bury will lock and refuse to let go unless you gently loosen it back up.
I won't even attempt any analogies here:-)
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