Maybe just to avoid to deal with the waste if made after the braiding. 2% in the trashcan would look bad in the balance sheet.
I'm sure that the parameters of the braiding can be set to avoid the looseness, but I guess that some slack is needed to braid the rope in a supple form. It would be...
But in the splicing instructions, each one (at least those which I saw) says to equate the tension/length between the core and the sheath. That means that from the factory, the rope isn't made in its stable state. More work is needed for the rope to perform correctly. Basically, the fibers don't...
As for splicing, save your hands by tying a prussik to milk the rope horizontally. I don't think that you'll have much a problem to find one. :D
On my 5/8" rigging rope, I got 3 feet of excess. It's weird to feel the rope like inflated and it kills the confidence to master the friction.
I did...
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