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Roger Lacasse wrote:
> 
>  I've read many times that something that is sewn on a webbing is
> a big "no no".  Is there something I'm missing or this is just
> a techdiver "urban myth"?
> 
>  I've done a bit of rock climbing and there, everything is sewn! I
> mean you life holds by these sewn equipement pieces and nobody ever
> have a problem with them. So what gives?

Hmm, what are you building now Roge?

I quess sewn webbing goes against the Hogarthian way, but how can anyone
doubt the strength of webbing sewn on an industrial sewing machine with
thick nylon thread. Look at sewn Runners and Slings used in climbing,
those are sewn. They are sewn because it is stronger than a knot. I also
don't think anybody on this list can recall an instance of
*commercially* sewn webbing failing. In SCUBA webbing doesn't fail due
to extreme weight loads, it goes bad usually because it gets abraded and
frays too much. 

Of course that's just my opinion.

Mark


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