Originally Posted by Sloansailing
Better solution is to splice a "Y" out of two pieces of 4mm spectra, and bury two ends of the "Y" into the middle of the sheet going either direction. Lock stitch each side (non cored lines) and voila, you end up with a short 4mm pigtail coming directly out of the middle of the sheet, no hard spots or visible splices.

Hmmm, that does sound better. It would put all the strain longitudinally on the line and not tend to split the braid. Properly made, it would be very tidy. Although I dislike lock stiching, I'll have to give it a try.

Thanks, I'm always happy to learn and to improve my ropework.

Regards,
Eric