Stitching
Hi again,
I mention elsewhere in the video that I much prefer stitching ó and invisibly stitching, at that ó to whipping. The purppose of both is to hold the splice together at low loads, when the "Chinese handcuff" effect is weakest. Whippings look emphatic, but they typically engage the interior of the rope minimally. This leaves the support largely to compression from the round turns. This seems less effective, as well as being vulnerable to chafe.
Because the cover is braided, stitching between surface yarns will always engage the layer underneath. So you can stitch invisibly, but still tie the core to the cover, with no chafe vulnerability. Plus I think it's more elegant.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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