My question is regarding the proper way to make a locked brummel for a fixed eye or a continuous loop. I posted the question in an old sticky but didn't really receive an answer.
The question arised as I was researching how to make a UCR ridgeline for my hammock. I watched 2 videos that are recommended in the DIY stickies. One is by TacBlades (how to make UCRs) and the other is by TheBrewGuy (how to make continuous loops).
The difference lies in how much of the short end you bring through the first awl hole. TacBlades shows that you bring the first end through until your mark for the second hole comes through the first hole. TheBrewGuy shows that you bring the end through the first hole but stop before you bring the mark through hole.
Please contrast the two videos.
https://youtu.be/W-_qsRXXLsU posted by TacBlades at 4:16.
https://youtu.be/xcoKeXAwBZY posted by TheBrewGuy at 4:36.
When I posted in the previous thread P-Dub directed me to a tutorial at this site https://l-36.com/brummel2.php which shows a completely different method.
I later found some fixed eye instructions from Samson on page 1 of a PDF explaining how to splice a whoopie sling using Class II 12 strand Amsteel. https://www.samsonrope.com/resources/how-to-splice-rope
So my questions are these: Are all of these techniques viable? Are they all "Locked Brummels"? Is one better or worse than the others?
Here's another interesting tidbit I found in my research on locked brummels:
https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2...nked-fatality/
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