Dyneema short splice

[benz]

Thanks Craig,

I'm familiar with the 12-strand Nylon splice, but that nylon 12-strand is not the same construction as the 12-strand hollow braid, and the nylon fibers come with a twist not present in the dyneema. So I'm concerned that being a differently laid, non-stretchy fiber, dyneema might not be as amenable to that splice.
But, since there hasn't been a chorus of doom, I'll take that to mean there's no obvious, glaring downsides, and carry on with my experiments.
Thanks again.
Best,
Ben

[Brion Toss]

Hi,
And first, I believe that it is the same construction in both nylon and Spectra; the big differences are helix angle, twist, and of course relative slickness.
As to splice options, Samson's method is a hybrid, meant to reduce splice length, without the tedium of an all-tuck splice. I recently made drogue eyes using a slight variation on a Yale splice. You can see the finished product on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater. More tucks, in a much different pattern than for the nylon splice.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss