Question on strength of various 12 strand splicing techniques

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I am a splicing newbie, and I played with 3 types of 12 strand eye splices- the bury, tuck and brummel. The brummel seems to be easiest to do. I am considering making my own lifelines this spring and wondered if the brummel splice is significanly weaker than the other two, it seems like a good tuck splice is probably better.
Does anyone know if the brummel splice weakens the line any more than the other two types of splices?

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Question on strength of various 12 strand splicing techniques
- What material is the line?
  - This is in Amsteel
    - You do need the full 18 inches if you want full strength
  - A question on the Modified Brummel Splice
    - It's neither. It's 3" beyond the end of the taper, on the standing (long) part of the line
    - One more thing -- I find it's often easier to pull than push
      - Thanks. Your description is clear.

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