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  1. NickfromWI

    Is there something I could do differently here?

    Wagnaw, I typically tell people that if you have to resort to pulley systems when burying a splice, you're doing something wrong...but damn! It worked! 8) You didn't try backing it out and redoing it, did you? Was it hard to pass the needle through there? It likes like you were just about...
  2. NickfromWI

    Is there something I could do differently here?

    It can be spliced. Let's just say it will be very....rewarding. love nick
  3. NickfromWI

    Is there something I could do differently here?

    You did it right. You really want the cover and core properly balanced, just like you said. love nick
  4. NickfromWI

    Is there something I could do differently here?

    also wagnaw, did you milk the whole rope before you started to splice the other end? Willie- 5%? That's off Gerry's cut... His one free DVD. So yeah, that sounds fair to me! love nick
  5. NickfromWI

    Is there something I could do differently here?

    fallguy, grab some rope, some scissors, and start a thread. There are a lot of folks here that can talk you through a splice. Wagnaw- you didn't mess anything up by pulling the knot out. It sounds like you didn't move stuff around much anyways. I'd put the knot back in and give it another...
  6. NickfromWI

    Is there something I could do differently here?

    Gerry, your agent, sotc, has struck a deal. When do we begin filiming?! love nick
  7. NickfromWI

    Is there something I could do differently here?

    I got a deal for you, gerry. You film, produce, edit and print up my "splicing for arborists" dvd, then you can have a free copy to use to learn how to do that splice. Deal? love nick
  8. NickfromWI

    Is there something I could do differently here?

    Blinky is right. The core is bunched up and that splice will never get much deeper than what you have now. Also, and I think this the is part Blinky is talking about- the cover is bunching up, too....or at least it looks like it in the pic. When I run splices home, I put a fid in the eye, and...
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