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While watching a video off the Samson website on splicing class 2 double braid (Polyester covered Vectran, in this case), I noticed a few differences between their instructions and those of NE ropes. Firstly, Samson has two extraction points, rather than just one, which isn't a big deal, just a different way to get the cover over the eye, but secondly, they seem to take a very casual approach to tapering, which I had been given to understand elsewhere is very important. Their taper is simply to cut the end of the bury off at an angle, whereas NE ropes gives directions for a far longer, more gradual taper.
I will be splicing some Samson Validator II shortly, and would like to taper for maximum strength, but wonder whether I need to make the bury longer than they recommend so that there's sufficient bury of full diameter before I begin to taper. I've heard mention of 72 diameters for the bury, which seems to come out to a bit more than either Samson or NE recommends. Thoughts?