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Jonseredbred
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no stub needed.
Natural Crotch Top Rigging?
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no stub needed.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
expound?
FJR
Treehouser
Ive seen another company around here cut a small wedge on the backside of the tree and on the backside of where the marl or half hitch would be. They were blocking down large sections of a cottonwood and it seemed like they had no problems doing so. It also seems like it would put some extreme wear and tear on the rope.
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THillMaine
Guest
Thats old skool for sure, cutting a false crotch..I have never done it myself...but seen some older guys do it...looks sketchy to me, but it works..I was also informed thaat it worked better with manilla rope and softer wood trees, due to the ability of a really hard wood to "cut the rope and the edge of the false crotch...
Bounce..I dont pay for my rigging lines..
Bounce..I dont pay for my rigging lines..
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
sotc
Dormant hero!!
how does that run? sorry if im dense
NickfromWI
King of Splices
MB- I think willie is asking how one would set up the rigging line to lower a piece down JUST using the rigging line and NOT leaving a stub for the line to rest on.
I have the same question. Short of carving in a fake false crotch, I can't see how it'd be done.
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nick
I have the same question. Short of carving in a fake false crotch, I can't see how it'd be done.
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nick
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I was talking about how to secure a pulley to a stubless spar.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
yup, what nick said.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
What gives, Andrew???
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Get a grip on something.
B
Bounce
Guest
Frans, are you saying it is possible to lower a section of trunk from a smooth spar that has no branches using only a rope? I can see if you cut a notch in the wood, which would essentially be like making a stub for the rope to hang on. But otherwise? It would seem that Nick, MB and myself all do not understand this.
Burnham
Woods walker
Nor do I...like to learn that trick.
J
Jonseredbred
Guest
trying to download some pics...........................answer is on its way.
MasterBlaster
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My breath is baited and Imma waiting. 
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
My breath is baited with friday afternoon brew.
Old Monkey
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I've carved notches on vertical trunks to allow pieces to run but I don't know anyway through just roping to keep it from sliding down the stem without a branch to stop it.
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Jonseredbred
Guest
I cant get into my e mail to get the pics I just took with the camera phone so I will try to explain it.
On rough bark tree's you can get away with pulling the rope down tight and then wrapping it around the back of the wood (a high wrap as opposed to a low wrap @ ground)to create a loop/hole/noose to run it through.
For added safety you could cut a square notch into the back of the tree to set the rope in.
It works, it burns rope and its sketchy but I didn't start the thread.
On rough bark tree's you can get away with pulling the rope down tight and then wrapping it around the back of the wood (a high wrap as opposed to a low wrap @ ground)to create a loop/hole/noose to run it through.
For added safety you could cut a square notch into the back of the tree to set the rope in.
It works, it burns rope and its sketchy but I didn't start the thread.
