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    Talking Nacrabiner - My first amsteel project

    Picked up 200 feet of amsteel from the post office yesterday, so spent 20 mins having a play this afternoon...

    I made my first nacrabiner using Opie's video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvX-j...vLt04&index=16

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    gotta load it up and then cut the tails then it's all done.

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    Nice work! Splicing is too fun.

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    lol I now have four in two colours and some whoopie slings...

    too true
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    Nice work. May I suggest shortening the ends a little, getting some shrink wrap and putting it on both loose ends together or shrink wrapping them individually. Helps to prevent further unbraiding of the amsteel.
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    Nice piece of work - my cordage fun has quickly become another addiction!
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    I've got about a dozen now. I keep my Amsteel looped on the side of my toolbox in the garage, whenever we're hanging out out there I usually tie up a few, they're just so fun to make.

    I did my first few like you did yours, with the spliced loop for the stopper knot to slip through. However, I read someone on here mentioned that they are just as safe and adequate with a simple larkshead to hold the stopper knot instead, so I've started tying mine like that. I find them much easier to work with in the field, plus I feel they're slightly more versatile this way. HYOH of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bubba View Post
    Nice work. May I suggest shortening the ends a little, getting some shrink wrap and putting it on both loose ends together or shrink wrapping them individually. Helps to prevent further unbraiding of the amsteel.
    NOOOO! Backsplicing is more fun than shrinkwrapping!
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    Quote Originally Posted by JaxHiker View Post
    NOOOO! Backsplicing is more fun than shrinkwrapping!
    That's true but I don't know that he has enough length to backplice. Certainly making the backsplice before makng the knot would be easier.
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    Good point.
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