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If I were you, I would throw away the directions that come with the Selma fids. Also- you might need to tape the tops of the fids where the metal comes together. Mine have the tendency to pinch the inner fibers of the ropes as it's sliding through. That pic you show is not a "locked splice"...

There's a decent chance that it'll hold fine, but the prob is that there isn't a way to KNOW it's good. The locked brummels have to tear open for failure. It's readily accepted (i think) that it won't happen. I bet if you were to call Samson on this one, they wouldn't recommend you do it...

Startersplice- is plain to see that you've got the hand for splicing. It looks very neat and tidy. However, when dealing with a high modulus fiber, which are known to be slippery, I personally wouldn't feel comfortable climbing on the technora without a locking brummel on each side. The security...

This is a good idea. I've tried technora, vectran, and kevlar as bridge materials and they don't handle that shear loading/abrasion well at all. I really prefer polyester as my bridge material. Covering your bridge as stated above will allow you to have the strength while protecting the...