Excellent! Paracord I have in abundance; I'll give it a whirl. Now to make me some nacrabiners!
Thanks for the response (can always count on Knotty to answer all things stringy:D).
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Almost forgot. Looked at some I did a few weeks ago and I had used braided masons line to make the scarab. Works great.
Made my first 4 nacrabiners during a lunch break today.
Amazingly simple and easy to make, once the concept was clear.
Thanks to all that contributed.
Fellow DIYs Unite :lol: - Okay, will one of you help me through the 35 pages of goodness :D Looking to make some of these fancy nacrabiners, and couldn't identify what length of raw material most people start out with.
Secondly, the Diamond Knot seems like a difficult knot to tie and keep your tails the same length... any lessons learned here?
I saw some tests, and was wondering what kind of load with the loop handle with 7/64 amsteel.
Thanks again for your time.... cheers!
It's not difficult after you have done it a few times. You have to work the knot as you tighten it to equalize lengths.
Take a look at post #65 for a suggested length.
Here' s couple of links showing a different style of soft shackle. The first one has a length calculator (it is for 3/16 rope, but will give you an idea). I like the second one (see video in post #9) with the "leash" to make it easy to open.
http://l-36.com/soft_shackle_howto.php
http://cruisersforum.com/forums/f116/making-your-own-soft-shackles-42817.html
Cheers for the link, just made my first 2 using the method in on that page. Was a bit hard as I only have a darning needle. Need to get a better tool to bury the line with.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_k...507_213623.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH66tGsWv_Y
Thanks gmcttr. i made my biners with the release leash (strand from same amsteel) and it slides open nice. making these and whoopys really bring out the inner rope nerd...
I was thinking, wouldn't it work to have the first part of a locked brummel a little after the eye? :confused: It seem's like it would help keep the legs even when tying the diamond knot.
If the only use for these is going to be attaching the tarp to prussik loops along a ridgeline, is a double overhand knot sufficient? I'm basically replacing a couple of nite-ize s-biners, so I'm thinking it should be OK. Thanks.
First, a massive thank you to all who have posted in this thread.
After reading through the thread & spending far more time googling than I should admit to. I found a couple examples of "integrated soft shackles", but none with a good how to. Was wondering if any on here have experimented with them. & if so, which method preserves the greatest amount of strength.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-L...25281%2529.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f...s800/2soft.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0...BridleBlue.jpg