I do understand that the bury adds friction with the constriction forces, and that a long bury will hold all on it's own.
I'm still having trouble seeing how that really comes into play in this case.
If you take the image above and try to pull on the end of the loop, you will not be able to pull out the loop (by hand) - The brummel is taking all the forces.
If the tail is buried, I do see that it adds additional grip that prevents the tail from unravelling, thus increasing the maximum load capabilities, but the main force is still on the brummel lock itself, isn't it?
I don't have anything that would allow me to do any real testing, but i'm curious what the breaking strength of a non-buried tail is, compared to buried tail of equal length.
Anyone want to indulge my curiosity?
Also,
Thanks for the advice guys. I know I could have used a continuous loop, but I like the loop of the dog bones.
I have already made a few of the soft shackles too.
I'm getting to the point where I can't think of anything else that I need to slice for though.
Cheers,
S
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