Re-examimining
Hello again,
Strength vs. security. Bury length vs Diamond weakness. Ring Hitched vs. plain eye. Steadily increasing loads vs what happens in the World. All these factors and more are what went into the establishment of splicing protocols. Sorting them all out and accounting for them in a test can be tricky. Taking another look at the second configuration in your previous post, it appears that bury length is not the primary determinant of strength. By making an eye at the fixed end instead of a Diamond Knot, you open up some interesting possibilities. the Brummel at the point where the bury for the small eye exits contributes to the strength of that end.
A locked Brummel where the Ring Hitch ends go together, or maybe even a multiple version, would provide significant strength to the other end, perhaps to the point where the bury is simply there to dispose of the ends, not to provide strength or security. And the Ring Hitch takes further load off that Brummel. Did you lock-Brummel the Ring Hitch loop? It appears that this structure is stronger than the conventional soft shackle, as that broke first. Had you "set" the Diamond in that before the test?
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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