Re: "why they suggest skipping 5 holes",
I see your point, but I find the finished splice so smooth at the brummel that it is less likely to snag than the method used in the original post.
I have had the bury work it's way partially out using the original method in this post.
I was using the same locked brummel that is common with end loops, but this required a twist at the pass-through to make sure that one end was buried into the other, instead of buried back into itself, which is a mistake I've seen a lot of people with the the locked brummel method. There is even a popular youtube video that shows ends buried back into themselves which creates a weak spot at the locked brummel.
The twist to overcome this issue creates a lump at the brummel which doesn't happen with the method in the PDF.
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