Recent content by Brock Mayo

This reminds me of a rule I recently heard of. “Thou shall not use a top handle chainsaw on the ground.” What do folks think about that? Seems Un-American to me, though I think this kind of injury is what drove the rule. Not sayings it’s worth the risk, but cutting and stacking limbs with a top...

So where do you all look up these numbers? As far as I can tell most companies only publish the cover strand numbers and that’s usually just for climbing ropes. Ixskllr the number of strands changes how you do your taper, when I’ve gotten it wrong (with my limited knowledge) it usually means...

Thanks Burnham! Seems like a pro splicer would have a spreadsheet for all the common ropes. I haven’t found too many specs that talk about much more than the cover strands. I was surprised that stable braid was 16 strands, always just assumed 24. It does look way different than the common...

i finally cut and dissected a short piece of 3/8 stable braid to discover 16 cover strands and 8 core. Is there a better way? If you have a good pattern, counting left or right strands until they repeat and doubling it, seems to work. Not for core strands though with no pattern? The dyed core...

I think I remember John going over his dye process in this video.

Knots still get the job done! ended up just going with double overhands in 9/16 inch. Figure 9 just didn't look as clean Burnham. Should work for anyone except toddlers and professional basketball players!

anyone dabble in the ashley stopper knot? I kind of think a line of double overhands would look pretty clean, but I'll test out the figure 9 as well.

Good advice! Knots have always solved the adjustability issue. Follow up question... Best knot for grabbing onto a rope?

Random question... I had to step in and re-hang a small rope swing near my house that had broken at least 4 times this summer. It turns out the hardware store still doesn't have very good rope :) So... I've got a pretty solid rig, but the height of the handle has to be just right for different...

That was some serious style points!

I had heard your book was back in print, but $36 is a real deal! The old copy that got handed down to me when folks retired is currently missing (I’m sure it will eventually show up), so I bought a new work copy and a copy for home. Thanks for sharing your hard earned knowledge!

Cory, I think we're all waiting for your you tube channel! Until then, I think Jake is kicking ass and not afraid to show his mistakes. I think we're all a bit jealous he had Gordy and Jed as mentors :)

I appreciate the feedback, I was thinking 0.050 3/8's should be fine...

Anyone running a 0.043 gauge bar on the 355? I'm guessing it's not needed, but if anyone has advice? I bought the 355t without the bar/chain out of disbelief at how bad the 2511t bar and chain were.

Thanks nutball! I have a feeling the quick muffler mod will suite my needs. An aftermarket air filter might be a good project for someone. The 2511t air filter seems like it could be improved, though I like how easy it is to clean.