Grizz
(alias ProfessorHammock on youtube)
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
www.MollyMacGear.com
I don't think so either, at least what I call a "lanyard knot". We as a group keep using diamond and lanyard knot interchangeable I don't know if they are the same or not. The video is VERY close, almost as if he was on the right track and screwed up a step. Notice when he spins the knot at the end, it is not symmetrical. The side he shows last looks correct. The side he shows first when he spins it does not look correct, at least to me.
All of these methods, this video and Mac's picture post of ABOK 718??? or whichever are WAY more simple than the method I tie them. I keep waiting for one to show up using the "fold both ears down" method.
Last edited by nacra533; 05-09-2010 at 23:27.
For the loop shackles (nacrabiners)...
Running rigging and control lines are my primary usage. I have yet to trust them for standing rigging other than the (fixed) spin pole for an asymetrical kite. I just like the security of pins and metal shackles.
I never liked riding up front. The work was always a little tougher than trimming.
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
www.MollyMacGear.com
I'm wondering what length of amsteel 7/64 I should use to make my own nacrabiners. I want them to be the same size as the ones pictured above in this post.
Can't we all just 'Hang' along?
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
www.MollyMacGear.com
My biggest suggestion is leave yourself plenty of "tail" to work with to tie the knot. You can always trim the ends, but it's very tough tieing the lanyard knot with short ends.
I would plan on using 2-4" per leg for the knot. In a 3/16" covered line, the knot uses 4 inches. Smaller uncovered line use less.
If you want one that is 3" long when closed and loaded...
2 legs x 3" for the loop= 6"
2 legs x 4" for the knot = 8"
2 legs x 2-3" for ease of tieing = 5"
Start with 19" and once you are comfortable tieing them, you can probably cut out 5 inches or more.
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