Hi Allen,
Thanks for running those numbers, and the info on pin-hole alignment. Since my halyards are 7/16", then a hardwood pin that "looks" right ought to be sufficiently strong. Splicing too small a pin on a thick line just looks silly, and puts a tighter radius on the splice. And even my biggest toggle pins (or my wooden belaying pins, for that matter) are still much lighter than a SS shackle. I might try a bronze toggle pin where I have high-load HM lines (running backstay), but for lesser things I think the wood will be all right.
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