Double Braid to Chain Splice?

[osteoderm]

Now I'm wanting to try a Shovel Splice in doublebraid myself, a testpiece just to see how it goes. As long as the core and cover stay balanced, and all the yarns are combed and divided equally, it ought to work. Still... messy.

How about a Double Shovel Splice? Like a wire-rope tailsplice; a tapered shovel from core to chain, then another tapered shovel from cover to chain further up. Okay, okay, I'm kinda kidding here...

Bah, give me trusty three-strand for this any day.