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Nick did you ever come up with a covered beeline eye using a brummell? Jamie

Found this after looking around the Buzzboard. here is a quote from the FAQ page I've head of very little helicopter extraction and i'm sure there are more than 30 tree climbers in the world Jamie

this is the new comp wall at my local climbing centre. its a brute. you can just see my rope hanging from my first attempt. i've since got a few clips further. Jamie

anyone know any good information on splicing wire rope? and good stuff to make a flip line out of. I'm thinking of a wire rope spliced at both ends and covered in some 16 strand. never done wire before, so my plan is to make a few and load them heavily to see how they fare. Jamie

Over at Arb Talk we have a thread aboutcertified splices. A bit of background, We are required to check our gear daily with a visual inspection, weekly with a written inspection and every 6 months for climbing gear and yearly for rigging gear under LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting...

I'd been asked to splice some tenex eye eye slings up but they needed super short splices. I used a locking brummel a 2" bury then another 1" reducing the hope to half diameter then another 1" finishing the taper. I was concerned about this not being strong enough as it would be used single...

http://www.jamiemcfarlane.co.uk very basic so far but its a start Jamie

Here's what i did today, not so much of a challenge more of a tiny pet project. i'd spliced the other end but i figured i'd do this end with a whiplock as opposed to a lock stitch Jamie

Just had my first class in Thai kick boxing. I was paired up with the only other noob she looked at my shoulders, going easy i still hurt her arms. but then she kicked to high and got me in the hips. good fun i've found out and a complete workout. thats it Jamie

http://www.theloonydook.co.uk/ thats what i'm doing to celebrate new year Jamie

While in the shower (clothed so there are no bad mental images :what:) i was thinking about Beeline Eyes. I tried a core to core splice that i have the directions for in Brion Tosses 'The Complete Riggers Apprentice' and Barara Merrys ' The Splicing Handbook'. Below is a sorta step by step...