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It's continues around the spar, and it's the same rope below my wire-core; the tautline hitch right in front of me, with the long tail with the stopper knot hanging down...

That's how we made our steel-core lanyards; 5/8 manila with 3/16 wire core laid into it, and terminated at the ends with cable clamps. Likely not as strong as we thought, but luckily never hit one with a screaming saw. Always made our own lanyards and flip straps - by the time this photo was...

Started on manila 1/2" line; and we almost always used heavy manila natural crotch rigging back in the day. Still have a few triple twist lanyards I spliced up over the years. Only time I splice it now is for rope swings for kids in the neighborhood.