i was thinking the same when i looked at the knot.
but the vid is for two strand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d_GLYhIfBE do you pull it back out of bury to make 2 strands?
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This is the one to which I was referring. Surprisingly enough I couldn't find it on the TIAT channel??
I've been making them like this lately.
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Here's a pdf showing how to make a diamond knot and also the double diamond knot.
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I found this website with tutorials on soft shackles that end in two strands to tie the diamond knot: http://l-36.com/soft_shackles.php?menu=3
Proper bury length and milked all the way, equal amounts of strands on each side of the brummel, a good taper in the bury.
I made something simliar, but with a couple of changes:
1. I added an overhand knot that sits in the loop as it is minimized when the cord is buried back into itself. This made it easier to pull the loop open without reducing its ability to grab the stopper.
2. I buried the cord back along it's entire length, then tied a simple figure-8 knot on the double thickness as the stopper.
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