Wait, they still hand cut every single joint?

My own DIY cable job on a backyard maple looked great until the branch it was holding up landed in my neighbor's pool. Trust the rust advice, not my handyman skills. Checking where the cable wraps and bites into the bark is smart, that's where my stuff always failed first. A pro probably did that oak right, but ten years of growth is a long time.

What finally got you to watch it? A friend had to basically force me to start the first episode, and then I was hooked. No regrets on that lost weekend at all.