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To splice the 14mm 4 strands twisted polypro rope for my slings, I use my Leatherman plyer as a fid. I sneak the conical noze between the strands, push it through, open the jaws, put in them the end of a strand, close firmly the jaws and pull back draging the strand. It works very well.

I agree for natural fibers as the twist keeps the fibers in close contact and maintains the strands together by their internal frictions. But synthetic fibers don't rely on that because every fibers goes from one end to the other. The overall strength is a function of the fiber's number, no...

Nick too promoted the untwisted strands for the splice of 3 strands. I tried both ways when I began to make my rigging slings. With the flattened strands, the splice is more streamlined, more compact, sturdier and less prone to move/open with the handling. I make a lot of self-rigging cuts with...

Use the copper tube sold in straight lengths. It's hardened copper and you can't fold that by hand. The one sold in roll is softened and maybe not abble to stand well a battle for a splice.

The funny curves/twist in the two strands in front (the low one is the worst) show the weak spots. The three strands don't have the same prestress by far and can't share the load. That puts an heavy dent in the safety margin.