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Thanks for the advice, I'll look at a better stuff.

Well, day light but rainy day ! As I said, they are just braided and not set yet, so they look a little odd. I will trim the ends after putting some good load on the slings. The splice with the twisted strands is on the left. The three others are with untwisted strands.

The diameter is 15 mm, so in the middle between 9/16 and 5/8. I do a lot of self rigging and I like the little stretch to cushion the shock loading. A sort of peace of mind. I didn't try other ropes to compare, though. It works well for the knotless rigging too. An other good point, the twisted...

I began at last my new set of slings. 4 strands twisted PP rope, "home depot quality", but strong enough (WWL=950#). For the first splice, I kept the strands as round as I can, as usual for me. For the following ones, I took the twist out like Nick recommends. Results : The splice with wisted...

It's the same for me, the untwisting is new to me. I want to splice a new set of slings, I'll try this way.

That point alway worries me in the 3 strands eye splice. The third strand has to invert its rotational way when it comes to the standing part. If not, it can't follow the "new for it" strands twist, but I found that's a concern, mechanically speaking : For me, this strand can't take its part of...