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Originally Posted by amesmich
I believe a loop is legal so long as it meet the size constraints. 12" I think off memory. I would not consider tying a ring to it but a loop woven into it. I suppose I could accomplish the same thing by making a loop with the rope and adding a hard "anti fray" polymer coating. Not sure we even want do it but generating ideas. Thanks for your thoughts.
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10", actually, per I04.
I still want to see how the GDC handles splices--I suspect they'd be considered "woven" or "braided", and if they're done right they can be nearly the size of the original rope, or thicker, depending on the type used. But they can be very stiff...
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