Thanks so much for running us through that. I'm going to make four of them. Of course I'm not going to use them for my personal 4WD recoveries. I would not dream of such a thing. I'll hang two on the lounge room wall, and give my wife the other two for Christmas. 👍🏼😊
Your videos are very well thought-out, planned, executed & presentation is excellent. Enjoying your relaxed yet informative style of presenting. Keep up the good work.
Hey Michael, I just came across your channel last night and I've almost been binge-watching since! So much top-notch info, brilliantly presented without waffle and BS, I'm genuinely appreciative of you taking the time to share so many really useful tips and info - Love your work mate! Cheers from a fellow Sandgroper!
Thank you for making this video!!! I’ve been trying to learn how to make a button knot for weeks, but every video, animation, and pdf I found only confused me more. Yours worked perfectly for me (after several failed attempts). I appreciate you taking the time to do this for everyone. Cheers
Thanks for teaching us Yanks about Aussie off-roading! I was going to buy a metal "fid" to use to make eye-splices for a bridle, a winch rope extension and also some soft shackles using 3/8-inch 12-strand synthetic rope. The metal fids on Amazon for 3/8-inch line are expensive. I was happy to find that a pair of plastic knitting needles like you used in this video were less than 10 dollars. Got the Wright Products/Boye Jumbo Plastic Knitting Needle Pair 14"-Size 19/15mm from Amazon today and cut off the ends. Perfect fit for 3/8-inch.
i seek adventure, but i do it in the USA. That said, awesome vid, whilst doing my laundry i made one of these, and then used it later at my own risk. After much investigation, i also determined the same taper method on the rope is used for syn rope repair. I am learning australian to better apperciate your vids. The australian to America dictionary translates "Dynamo" to "really cheap chinese synthetic winch rope". I have that cheap blue winch rope on my winch, its actually quite strong, single line pull of 12000 pounds during the great South Texas snow storm of 2021. (thats 5000 kilos approximately) No issues. i use my winch alot. Keep the vids coming, making more of these, they are awesome.
its also handy to know how to make one for 'just in case' you destroy or lose one. Could actually be a life saver knowing how to create one. Great presentation bloke. Cheers for sharing.
best video out there. easy to follow. fyi-push down on the tip of the marker to get the paint flowing. don't push on it on the rope or you'll make a mess. do it on the side somewhere.
Pretty much identical to the soft shackles I make for the hammock and many of the same techniques as for the whoopie slings etc, just a different scale. Good stuff.
I made two out of some winch line I had laying around. They are the most used piece of gear I have now. Several pulls using a kinetic rope and used with my winch as well. Very well put together video and presentation. Thank you so much. I just now need to find some sheathing to put around them to help with fraying.
Just finished my first one! Awesome vid! Thanks for the instructions! Came out great for me! Only modification I made from your video was instead of using the twine to hold the spot on the knot, I passed the rope back through itself to use the rope itself to make a knot there! Thanks so much! Can't wait to try mine out!
Hi Michael, super tutorial and a really useful skill to have. I'm off to dig out my big knitting needles. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work. 👍🖖😎
That is dedication! Thanks for checking them all out and posting your comments, they are always nice to read! 🙂 I will have to get into it and make more!
Big thanks from Texas, mate! Thanks to your very well done video, I whipped up a couple of my own soft shackles, using a spare length of 3/8 inch Dyneema that I had laying around. Used 7.5 feet of rope, with the twine tied at 20 inches from the top of the loop. Sweet as... 👍👍
Congrats on the 50k+ subs mate. I only just subbed in at the 49,859 mark so I take some credit for helping you over the line (ok about 1/50,000th of the credit) 😉 Great channel, and already working my way back through the catalogue! Keep up the quality content 🤙
Thanks for sharing this. Lucky I've got a winch rope I can cut up. I don't think I'd use them for a snatch recovery but a low load winch recovery they would be perfect
I've seen the soft shackles with the black sleeve used many times. This video showed how the rope looped through itself on the end works to tighten against itself.
Very interesting, quite a bit cheaper than the ready made versions. Congrats on hitting 50k, the way the channel is going you should be catching the big channels up in the not too distant future.
Thank you. Great on the Brion Toss button knot. It should come out at around 230% of rated strength for the line. I assume it breaks at the loop. If instead a diamond knot is used the expected strength is about 170%, requires a hard knot, and breaks at the knot. I think that with smaller shackles, hardening is will improve performance, although not as much needed as with diamond knot.
One of my coworkers is a high wire works stunt choreographer & he uses soft shackles in most of his wire harnesses. The needs of film safety coordinators & designers make these a must have item vs. a traditional piece of hardware. Naturally his are made out of 6 or 8 mm depending on the demands but the product is still safe to use under the right conditions & only by tested pros.
Nice video, well explained, to complicate knot, try an Ashley stopper knot, easier same reliability. I totally disagree with your argument not to build them by yourself. I'm doing it since 15 years and no issue. I'm using them on a sailing boat and a 4x4. With some practice you are able to do it quickly and reliable.
Really good explanation of making a soft shackle. 👏🏼 👏🏼. I have a question. This is a double loop. How do you make a single loop soft shackle. I could look for a video, but you are my go to shackle guru.
Great video. I got myself some dyneema and made a soft shackle last night. Odd material. The strands are so fine. My rope is black and it turned my hands black. It's hard to cut. Better have a BRAND new blade. I bought a nylon sleeve I'm going to put over top to protect the dyneema from the sharp metal recovery points on vehicles I'm not actually going to recover. I'm thinking that I want to protect it with some heat shrink tubing. I see a lot of the professional ones have that feature.
I made the assumption that this was a diamond knot. That first “symmetrical” configuration being the carricks bend, the next step would then be to run the ends around the other side and through the middle. But when I do this, running the ends back out through the middle undoes that last step! I will try again, but I really thought it was first a diamond knot then some splicing of the ends.
Good stuff as always mate I definitely wont be trying this at home, 100% knot, possibly, maybe, just one.........or two. Who am i kidding, I'll make half a dozen.👍👍
Very nice work; very nice editing. Maybe I don't measure things the same way as you do, but that looks a whole lot thicker than 12 mm (1/2 inch) diameter. Please clarify before I start practicing decorative soft-shackles. Thanks
Where do you get 12mm dyneema rope from?? All I ever find is winch rope sections, or unrated line... ? I found some 10mm dyneema blue shackles that were rated to over 36000lbs... they were $13 on amazon.. had plenty of reviews of full size trucks using them for recovery and winching...
As log as you follow manufacture recommended technique for splicing there is no reason why these would not be okay for field use. I would not sell to others to use without some kind of certification but for yourself is fine.
Great vid! I've been making mine from 7/64" dyneema to replace carabiners for hammock hanging. I found your video excellent for sharing with others, as it is so much easier to see. I want to build some of these. Where did you find your knitting needles? What size are they? Thank you so much for all of this!
Search for "fids" not "needles". I use 3/8", 1/2", and 5/8" (mostly just use the 1/2" fid). Some are solid, some are hollow, as suggested in the video, use hollow fids so you can put the line inside the fid then pass it through.
@@ButtKoWitz I did find some half inch fids and am using those. Thank you. I didn't immediately see how that was going to work with my half inch dyneema until I went ahead and thinned it down and taped it up before stuffing into the fid. This system works great.
Your Marker generally has an alcohol base, it will dry out quickly if you dn’t put the cap on it after you use it. So, just put the cap back on the pen and you will have your pen work longer!
Great video! Thanks for sharing. Nah, never want to use them for recovery, I think I'll frame mine in a glass box and hang it up in my garage and buy one online for $100 instead. Cheers from Canada.
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Thanks so much for running us through that. I'm going to make four of them. Of course I'm not going to use them for my personal 4WD recoveries. I would not dream of such a thing. I'll hang two on the lounge room wall, and give my wife the other two for Christmas. 👍🏼😊
Kevin 🤣
Your wife is a lucky woman.
😎
She's gonna strap your ball with it lol. So who's the gift really for lol
Mate you have to start the channel up again, one of the best tubes out there. Still watching your videos over and over
Your videos are very well thought-out, planned, executed & presentation is excellent. Enjoying your relaxed yet informative style of presenting. Keep up the good work.
I agree
Perfect camera angle to follow along, none of this upside down left right stuff! Thanks
Your definitely showing your presentation skills mate. I confident you’ll be picked up by some TV show or something like that 👍
Hey Michael, I just came across your channel last night and I've almost been binge-watching since! So much top-notch info, brilliantly presented without waffle and BS, I'm genuinely appreciative of you taking the time to share so many really useful tips and info - Love your work mate! Cheers from a fellow Sandgroper!
Very cool, easy a simple instructions. The camera angles were good and the audio is good too.
Thank you for a fun and kool thing. Jim
Thank you for making this video!!! I’ve been trying to learn how to make a button knot for weeks, but every video, animation, and pdf I found only confused me more. Yours worked perfectly for me (after several failed attempts). I appreciate you taking the time to do this for everyone.
Cheers
Best video out there on "soft shackle with buried ends"!!! Thank you!
Thanks for teaching us Yanks about Aussie off-roading! I was going to buy a metal "fid" to use to make eye-splices for a bridle, a winch rope extension and also some soft shackles using 3/8-inch 12-strand synthetic rope. The metal fids on Amazon for 3/8-inch line are expensive. I was happy to find that a pair of plastic knitting needles like you used in this video were less than 10 dollars. Got the Wright Products/Boye Jumbo Plastic Knitting Needle Pair 14"-Size 19/15mm from Amazon today and cut off the ends. Perfect fit for 3/8-inch.
i seek adventure, but i do it in the USA. That said, awesome vid, whilst doing my laundry i made one of these, and then used it later at my own risk. After much investigation, i also determined the same taper method on the rope is used for syn rope repair.
I am learning australian to better apperciate your vids.
The australian to America dictionary translates "Dynamo" to "really cheap chinese synthetic winch rope".
I have that cheap blue winch rope on my winch, its actually quite strong, single line pull of 12000 pounds during the great South Texas snow storm of 2021. (thats 5000 kilos approximately) No issues. i use my winch alot.
Keep the vids coming, making more of these, they are awesome.
We lost a hero when this man stopped showing us his skills....Godspeed brother.
Thanks so much for showing how to do this! This is a very handy skill to know. 10/10. 👍
Yeah, but I just needed a soft shackle to hang a canteen from my belt loop. Those look a little hefty to me.
its also handy to know how to make one for 'just in case' you destroy or lose one.
Could actually be a life saver knowing how to create one.
Great presentation bloke.
Cheers for sharing.
best video out there. easy to follow. fyi-push down on the tip of the marker to get the paint flowing. don't push on it on the rope or you'll make a mess. do it on the side somewhere.
you could use a Marlin spike use here in the states for rope work and sail making.. great video.. thanks for sharing
Pretty much identical to the soft shackles I make for the hammock and many of the same techniques as for the whoopie slings etc, just a different scale. Good stuff.
Not a different scale when you weigh as much as I do. :)
I made two out of some winch line I had laying around. They are the most used piece of gear I have now. Several pulls using a kinetic rope and used with my winch as well. Very well put together video and presentation. Thank you so much. I just now need to find some sheathing to put around them to help with fraying.
For sheathing try tubular webbing from someplace like REI.
How well does the doubled line work in the hole of the recovery ring?
@@SuperBardley it works good. Haven’t had any problems with them.
Just finished my first one! Awesome vid! Thanks for the instructions! Came out great for me! Only modification I made from your video was instead of using the twine to hold the spot on the knot, I passed the rope back through itself to use the rope itself to make a knot there! Thanks so much! Can't wait to try mine out!
You make great videos you should never have quit to work for someone else.
Mesmerising! You sure know how to use your hands. Near enough is not good enough, I note with joy.
Hi Michael, super tutorial and a really useful skill to have. I'm off to dig out my big knitting needles. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work. 👍🖖😎
I've just finished the WA.NT series...I've officially watched all your videos and am sad there aren't more!
That is dedication! Thanks for checking them all out and posting your comments, they are always nice to read! 🙂 I will have to get into it and make more!
I hope you do, love your videos mate!
Take a drink every time he says "Dyneema"🤣🤣🤣
As long as you're not makin your shackle while playin this game lol
I'd get drunk enough on "virtually"
I’m SHITFACED! 🥴
Dyneeemer
Oly chit....I'm duckin frunk.....
Big thanks from Texas, mate! Thanks to your very well done video, I whipped up a couple of my own soft shackles, using a spare length of 3/8 inch Dyneema that I had laying around. Used 7.5 feet of rope, with the twine tied at 20 inches from the top of the loop. Sweet as... 👍👍
Congrats on the 50k+ subs mate. I only just subbed in at the 49,859 mark so I take some credit for helping you over the line (ok about 1/50,000th of the credit) 😉
Great channel, and already working my way back through the catalogue! Keep up the quality content 🤙
Thanks for sharing this. Lucky I've got a winch rope I can cut up. I don't think I'd use them for a snatch recovery but a low load winch recovery they would be perfect
I've seen the soft shackles with the black sleeve used many times. This video showed how the rope looped through itself on the end works to tighten against itself.
Just made one from an old winch line I had using your video. Thanks for the help!
Hi, Really enjoyed your videos, just a question, Where did you learn to do the Button Knot? Your way is absolutely brilliant and quick, wow! Thank you
Very interesting, quite a bit cheaper than the ready made versions. Congrats on hitting 50k, the way the channel is going you should be catching the big channels up in the not too distant future.
Awesome vid young fella 10/10. Keepem coming
Wow, very impressive demonstration, thank you for sharing. Very much enjoy your pleasant presentation style.
Nice one mate. Will have to watch this a few times then try it myself. 👍
Your tables are amazing. Handmade !👍
Thank you. Great on the Brion Toss button knot. It should come out at around 230% of rated strength for the line. I assume it breaks at the loop. If instead a diamond knot is used the expected strength is about 170%, requires a hard knot, and breaks at the knot. I think that with smaller shackles, hardening is will improve performance, although not as much needed as with diamond knot.
Thanks for this video. I have great admiration for your wide knowledge, practical skills and your ability to teach. Please keep up the good work.
One of my coworkers is a high wire works stunt choreographer & he uses soft shackles in most of his wire harnesses. The needs of film safety coordinators & designers make these a must have item vs. a traditional piece of hardware. Naturally his are made out of 6 or 8 mm depending on the demands but the product is still safe to use under the right conditions & only by tested pros.
Nice one Micheal clever man. 👍😎
I’ve come to really enjoy your channel. Good luck mate!
Great video. It's always fun to learn how to do new things
So simply clever‼Such an easy way, but yes, I know that hands must be get used to crafting.
Very cool,as I use them wheeling the Canadian bush.🤘
Great skills and knowledge, and nothing virtual about it!😉
Wow, great video. Very impressive!
Your a very good teacher. Thanks for the video!
Nice one brother 👍🏽... l love making soft shackles and knots in general 😃
Well done Michael excellent explanation
Thank you
Nice video, well explained, to complicate knot, try an Ashley stopper knot, easier same reliability. I totally disagree with your argument not to build them by yourself. I'm doing it since 15 years and no issue. I'm using them on a sailing boat and a 4x4. With some practice you are able to do it quickly and reliable.
Done and done! Thanks for the clear instructions!
Great video mate! I've made some smaller soft shackles - You make this look so easy! Thanks!
Love your videos mate.
I reckon you must smile in your sleep!
This is helpful, this soft shackle cost a fortune in my country
Really good explanation of making a soft shackle. 👏🏼 👏🏼. I have a question. This is a double loop. How do you make a single loop soft shackle.
I could look for a video, but you are my go to shackle guru.
Great video. I got myself some dyneema and made a soft shackle last night. Odd material. The strands are so fine. My rope is black and it turned my hands black. It's hard to cut. Better have a BRAND new blade. I bought a nylon sleeve I'm going to put over top to protect the dyneema from the sharp metal recovery points on vehicles I'm not actually going to recover. I'm thinking that I want to protect it with some heat shrink tubing. I see a lot of the professional ones have that feature.
Superior demonstration! Thanks!
I made the assumption that this was a diamond knot. That first “symmetrical” configuration being the carricks bend, the next step would then be to run the ends around the other side and through the middle. But when I do this, running the ends back out through the middle undoes that last step! I will try again, but I really thought it was first a diamond knot then some splicing of the ends.
Good stuff as always mate
I definitely wont be trying this at home, 100% knot, possibly, maybe, just one.........or two. Who am i kidding, I'll make half a dozen.👍👍
Interesting video after all those knots I am going to avoid the headache just buy one
Congratulations on 50K Sub mate :D :D
Oooh your mom is going to beat you with a cast iron skillet for cutting her knitting needles like that. 😂
Might need to try to make one, I still use the old steel shackles, but why not make one and try it out, wouldn't hurt... thanks
Learn something every day.👍🏼
This video is amazing mate!!! loving your content! keep them coming
Thumbs up. Interesting to see how these are made.
First time watching your videos, excellent informative. Where do you get those big knitting needles.
Love stuff like this, and they look pretty cool
u like a very good teacher !Thanks a lot !
I might try to make one. A little tricky. Thanks
Bloody love ya work fella🤘🏿 keep it up👍🏿🍻🇦🇺
Very nice work; very nice editing. Maybe I don't measure things the same way as you do, but that looks a whole lot thicker than 12 mm (1/2 inch) diameter. Please clarify before I start practicing decorative soft-shackles. Thanks
You're a legend man, great vids!
Cheers from south America👌🤙🍻
I could totally hang out with this dude
Good activity to do out bush!
Where do you get 12mm dyneema rope from?? All I ever find is winch rope sections, or unrated line... ? I found some 10mm dyneema blue shackles that were rated to over 36000lbs... they were $13 on amazon.. had plenty of reviews of full size trucks using them for recovery and winching...
OUT BLOODY STANDING🍻
For fun only, not for actually recovering 4wd's (nudge nudge wink wink)
As log as you follow manufacture recommended technique for splicing there is no reason why these would not be okay for field use. I would not sell to others to use without some kind of certification but for yourself is fine.
@@omarbrown44 WINK WINK NUDGE NUDGE COUGH?
Know what I mean, know what I mean?
Ohhh, oookaaayy...just for fun. Got it!
Say no more, say no more.
No idea how I came across your videos, but I do enjoy watching. You are very entertaining. 👍 and subscribed. Where did you get that hat?
Lifted 10metric ton of steel with the shacle i made. Works great
Great vid! I've been making mine from 7/64" dyneema to replace carabiners for hammock hanging. I found your video excellent for sharing with others, as it is so much easier to see. I want to build some of these. Where did you find your knitting needles? What size are they? Thank you so much for all of this!
Search for "fids" not "needles". I use 3/8", 1/2", and 5/8" (mostly just use the 1/2" fid). Some are solid, some are hollow, as suggested in the video, use hollow fids so you can put the line inside the fid then pass it through.
@@ButtKoWitz I did find some half inch fids and am using those. Thank you. I didn't immediately see how that was going to work with my half inch dyneema until I went ahead and thinned it down and taped it up before stuffing into the fid. This system works great.
Well done mate 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺
Very nice video, good teacher
Another great video mate. Cheers!
Wait can you do that one more time?!?!?! That was very helpful!!!! Than you very much!!!!
This looks like a fun project.... for craft purposes only 😉
Wow this was so interesting and educational!
Great tutorial, thanks!
Hello super video!👍👏👏👏🇨🇿
Good demo mate, thanks.
GR8 Vid..... talk about "Get Knotted" haha.... Congrats on 50K Following Michael :)
Your Marker generally has an alcohol base, it will dry out quickly if you dn’t put the cap on it after you use it. So, just put the cap back on the pen and you will have your pen work longer!
Love it. Thanks for not being irresponsible. I will have a go for another project. HAHAHAHA
You related to Spandy Andy? Your a spitting image!!
That was irresponsible to show me how to do that Will make one for medicinal purposes only
Great video! Thanks for sharing. Nah, never want to use them for recovery, I think I'll frame mine in a glass box and hang it up in my garage and buy one online for $100 instead. Cheers from Canada.
Liked this so much, I subscribed.
Nice I wondered how to do this!
Great video. Nice and clear. Thanks
Nice, I like the idea of the modified knitting needles. Is it just me or did every time he said 2 it sounded like 3?
Thanks for sharing. This is useful information to me.
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