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Re: Knot strength
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 1999 Apr 08, 7:28 AM
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 1999 Apr 08, 7:28 AM
Fascinating. Was there any indication of where the weakness lay? It is hard for me to see what the extra tucks do to weaken anything. Did the rope break at the limit of each test? If so where? On Thu, 08 Apr 1999 11:30:09 +0900, Steven D. Tripp wrote: >Just an aside, but I saw a test of splices in a Japanese mag in which the splices with three tucks were >strongest. Adding tucks (4 or 5) actually made the splice weaker. > Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a Associate Editor Electronic Products 20+ years without a car, a TV, or a website =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-= =-= TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send this message to majordomo@roninhouse.com: =-= =-= navigation =-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=
