New soft shackle?

**Oper8or** · 06-25-2012, 12:21

I found a site that has a new soft shackle design. Has anyone tried one of these? I made a couple of them last night and I will try them out today just to see what they are like.

Here is the link to the site:
http://l-36.com/soft_shackle_9.php

**raiffnuke** · 06-25-2012, 12:23

That is how I make my soft shackes. I find them easier to open than the standard variety.

**flipflop** · 06-25-2012, 12:48

I am new to soft shackles, but man are they great. I really need to get on doing my own splicing.

I have only seen the standard variety, but this looks to have some usefulness I might prefer.

Thanks for the link, I'll have to give this one a try.

**Bubba** · 06-25-2012, 13:34

I use that method as well for my soft shackles. I use some of the principles to make detachable loops for my amsteel extenders as well as to make a detachable structural ridgeline on my WB Blackbird.

**Hiknhanger** · 06-25-2012, 15:09

I have made my soft shackles like this too. I like the simplicity. I especially like not having to milk the bury like has to be done on the original soft shackles. That was a pain to say the least.

**MAD777** · 06-25-2012, 19:32

I've made both kinds and prefer this one as it is easier to open & close.

**Les Rust** · 06-25-2012, 20:10

I've made some of these and find them to work well. the only tricky part was the first couple of times of tying the diamond knot.

**SilvrSurfr** · 06-25-2012, 22:02

Originally Posted by Les Rust

I've made some of these and find them to work well. the only tricky part was the first couple of times of tying the diamond knot.

Ditto on the diamond knot - one of my least favorite knots. I'm gonna have to give this one a try though.

**Chug** · 06-25-2012, 22:52

I made one.. Fingernails sore now.. still new to burying the rope. Shesh tying Or attempting to make that diamond knot with the Small strings.. ugh I made a carbon knot instead of a diamond. ;-).

I used the 1/8" Amesteel. It's rated for 2,500 lbs. SO, What is the working load on one of these things now??. 1,000 To be safe!...

**hayaku** · 06-26-2012, 01:10

besides being more streamlined and stronger overall, is there a reason why soft shackles are buried brummel loops (spliced and buried) with a stopper knot versus a typical sliding loop and a stopper knot? that is, if both shackle types can handle the hammock use load easily...

under tension, the buried brummel types add more friction and holds tighter based on the constriction of the other layer across the entire buried length. whereas, a sliding knot will not have full constriction over the lenght of the rope/cord, just the point of the knot itself. so the brummel is stronger, but do you really need all that strength when the rope (ie: amsteel) is rated at 1200+ lbs and you are only putting ~150-250 lbs of stress on it?

just theorizing for hammock use.. its quicker to tie a sliding knot shackle vs splicing a burmmel type shackle... just trying to find out other reasons for it...