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Swoody I like your sentiment. I use tapestry needles also, bury handy they are too.

That is my Tuppeneth.

I concur. My (wrong) opinion was indeed based on the original 60% whoopie strength quoted by samson on another thread. So from the more up to date findings on the whoopie sling there is a 20%...

The other thing I'm procrastinating about is that I'm supposed to be doing my accounts, but much rather would be thinking about hammocks.

40% loss when using a locked brummel. And negligible loss when using a long bury splice. But, on guy lines, its unlikely you will get that much force, I mostly use the locked brummel too as it is...

You must taper! Any sudden change of direction for dyneema fibers causes excessive stress, and that is where it will break. Taper smooths out the stress and makes it constantly strong. In fact...

Something else you might be interested in, did you know that locked brummels reduce the strength. Better to have a long bury splice with some threads of tooth floss to keep it there. Also I've found...

I've been using a large sewing needle whoose end I blunted with a bit of emery cloth. It works realy well, but to get a 3.5 fid bury it takes a few times to get it through.

Since you are in the UK I highly recommend you check out Maranon, they are based in Amsterdam and shipped my order quite cheaply. They also sell all the hooks and eyes you need. For indoor use and...

Whoops try this one, or this one

Personally, i would go from the top left corner to above the door way, that way you will not get in the way of your desk while hanging, and the door will still open. You'll need some decent wall...

I took my degree in a part of England called the Midlands, during my final year I rented an old horse drawn narrow boat (otherwise known as a Butty). After my degree course ended I worked the boat...