Your words are too kind. I'm glad that you enjoy what I do, and I'm glad I get to share it with people. Having a good teacher is great, but it's even better to have eager students! I get really happy when I see someone make something for the first time, and then they realize, "hey...this thing is good...I can really use this thing!!!" (then my even favoriter part is when they realize months later that they don't want to try it again then they just call me to have them ship one out to them!
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Tim, the double split tail is a perfect example of why I like doing this. I would never have just sat there and thought, "hmmm, I should make a 2 ended split tail." And that doesn't fit into any of the climbing I do...but then someone (you) presented a puzzle to me, then it sorta went from there. I get calls like that all the time..."I have this friction saver..but I want to be able to do THIS to it..can it be done?" Stuff like that. I really do love it and it drives me nuts when I CAN'T figure out how to accomplish it...to the point that I ALWAYS come up with SOMETHING that will at least let me sleep at night!
I remember with Tim's Double ended split tail, I pulled the core out, spliced it, then we realized that with the core out, it was too floppy to tie a friction hitch, so we had to put the core BACK in...that was fun project!
Thanks, guys. I hope that I can do this for a long time. I'm looking into growing more and more each year...this year insurance and a proper website are at the top of the list of priorities...well, besides the actual splicing!
Now put a stop to this thread...I think my ego has been inflated enough....for now.
love
nick
