[Brion Toss]

Hi,
And here I thought that I had come up with the unbraid/rebraid technique, after a friend told me it was impossible, some years ago. For those of you who aren't following Joe's description, you can find drawings of the process in our Working Rope 5 book, in the section on grommets.
Getting back to an earlier question, a Ring Hitch (I refuse to call it a Luggage Tag Hitch) does not have the kind of weakening effect of knots; the load distribution and balance is different. For lifelines, a Ring Hitch is important, as it allow one to attach and detach the eye. The Johnson hardware is proportioned to accommodate the hitch. Not clear on why one would need the unbraid/rebraid technique for lifelines.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss