How to make an Improved Soft Shackle
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- Demonstration of making the New Improved Better Soft Shackle from L-36.com. Complete directions are on the web site in the Soft Shackles tab. The article you want is "A Better Soft Shackle." This is a 6 inch long soft shackle a little less than 1.5 inches in diameter. The web site has a calculator that will allow you to make a soft shackle of any size.
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Good system, I’ll try it. One note, it called a Carrick Bend, pronounced with a hard ck, this is presumably named after Carrick Roads which is the deep sea anchorage near Falmouth, Cornwall UK
That was the prettiest diamond knot I've seen in any of these videos. Excellent demonstration. I like how you avoided needing to add a small line to pull the shackle open. Good show!
Thank you so much! Finally soft shackles for dummies!
I just stumbled on this video, but have been following Allen's great instructions on the web site. It's nice to have the video for those that can follow videos better than text.
Excellent video. Thank you!
Ok Cheers Allen, I was beginning to think that it must be the rope after closer inspection. This stuff is polyester, but has a breaded cover and seperate breaded core also, which looks to be more than 12 strand. I will try and source the correct rope for next attempt.
the end knot is a magic trick...nice work. try doing it so viewers can actually see what your doing Houdini!
Take a look at this page L-36.com/diamond_knot.php. It shows how to make a diamond knot step by step.
Great tutorial. Nice and concise. Although it is a Carrick Bend. Not a Carriage Bend.
fyi, can also use the cross over opening (second loop) to attach bands or lines. Little bit overkill but nice for sailing bags with longer carring straps.
Nice vid! Thx. Just found it. For practice before using the expensive line, made up a bunch according to your web site instructions using low cost 1/4" hollow 8 strand polypropylene. With max line strength of 800-1000# they are for light duty; boat fenders, water bottles, etc. The more common monofilament 8 strand is a bit springy compared to the softer split film variety which was in the shop (which now seems no longer available). More difficult to lock the knot but better in holding the shape of a circular loop. Good to know that the last core>cover interweave under the diamond knot is not needed (leaving it out might help the two legs equalize under load?). For tightening, rolling the diamond knot whilst pulling the ends with fingers seems to help the diamond knot take an initial symmetrical set, followed by 10 mm box wrench in the vise to hold the knot with tensioning by pliers (needle nose or vice grips) grasping the tails and levered against the wrench to lock the knot. Makes for handy low cost gifts. Hint; did not have knitting needle, thus made up a suitably long, narrow U shaped wand from soft steel stove pipe wire (aka concrete tie wire), ends curled and taped for safety and gripping. Used enough cello tape on the rope's ends to form a tapered nose which fit into the U of the wand.
Truly excellent video. Thank you very much. Can you give me some details on the size of the knitting needle you use? Thanks.
Thank you, sir.
Addendum: tied some up with 3/16" and 1/4" dyneema. The 3/16" is much easier to work with. Finished the tails by adding some whipping around both stands. Capped the end with a dab of Loctite Go2 Glue to keep things from fraying. The stuff dies clear and flexible.
Great !!! - now I have the pdf and the seen the video - It is really good to be able to keep a copy on hand - ( well at my age anyhow )
Try sewing a loop to one end of a length of rope. Larks head it to the other end with a stopper knot. Pretty simple...
Hi Allan great video. I wondering why you've decided to no longer lock the ends after passing the core through the cover? I'm referring to 5:12 of your video. Also, would you now recommend a button knot (from the L36 website) instead of a diamond knot? Thanks.
Passing the core through the cover is optional. The knot is going to keep everything locked so I just skip the step and let the knot do the work. I like the diamond knot and if you use the button from the web site, you need to leave a fair amount of the shackle that is not buried, in other words, where both strands going into the base of the knot are separate, not one inside the other. The button, where you then bury the tails into these two strands is a little stronger, about 35% but then the eye becomes the weakest point and I like to use larger line and have the safety margin in the eye in case there is wear.
I am using 6mm breaded polyester rope and am finding it impossible to do the step at 4 minutes, when you pass one end up through the other, you seem to do it with little or no effort, and I can only thread in a 2mm needle, which isn't big enough to pull the end through. and just can't thread the 4mm needle through at all.any advice?
I have only made soft shackles with 12 strand rope. both Dyneema and Polyester. It sounds like you are trying to use some other kind of rope. It is easy with 12 strand.
Carrick bend, not Carriage bend.
The knitting needle is about the same as the diameter of the line.
Hi any idea where I can get Amsteel in uk ?
eBay
I thought the improved was the button knot ss?
There are instructions for the button knot version on L-36.com. The botton knot invention was a group effort between myself (the basic idea of how to make it stronger), Brion Toss (the button knot itself), and Evan S (the testing and verification). Brion still likes it, Evan and I don't use it. It is good if you need a strong thin soft shackle basically to tie off chain where using thicker Amsteel would not fit through the chain link.
burn the soft part at the end to melt it on
The idea of leaving a little line sticking out the diamond knot is so that if the knot tightens at all and tries to pull the ends in, there are ends there and the knot won't fail.
six-inch circumference (at :40) not six inch diameter.
YES!!! You are correct! Thank you. The instructions I show from the website are correct but I misspoke.