A concern about the Arborist Splice

[RonReese]

Nick,

Just so there's no misunderstanding, I'm not implying that stitching or whipping are not essential. I just want to be sure that the strength of the splice (not the security of the splice) does not depend on stitching.

I would be horrified to think that the support of my weight ( or more) would be dependent on how well and with what material an eye splice was stitched.

I have tested an unstitched, unwhipped eye splice in Velocity rope at 600# and it didn't budge even a fraction of an inch under repeated loading and release.

What I hope is true is that the strength of a splice is in the splice per se, not the splice plus stitching. I'm hoping that the stitching is there just to keep the splice from being inadvertantly pulled or worked loose at no or low loads.

Ron