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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 🤙
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... 👍👍
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.
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!
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. 👍🖖😎
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.👍👍
Electrical tape is quick and easy for this use. Why would you want to take the time to "whip" the ends, when it's only a temporary thing? As for an "eye" splice, it won't tighten up the same way that this does. This way, if properly done the more load you put on it, the tighter it grasps the knot. Yet, once the load is released, it opens up easily..
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
I was thinking of doing a soft shackle out of a car tire, so taking straps of the tire and put them together, what do you think, would it be tough enough or break off easily?
If you are using the term Dyneema then It would have to be from DSM (brand name not a generic name). And there is a choice of 3 grades - SK75, SK78 and SK99. Which of these have you used in your sample ?
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.
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!
I’m stumped. I completed one entire soft shackle but I’m struggling to get past the knot at 3:46 on the second one. It’s some tricky slight of hand you do …. My knot doesn’t look like yours. I’m missing some loops or something. Arrrrrgh.
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
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
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.
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!
Best video out there on "soft shackle with buried ends"!!! Thank you!
you could use a Marlin spike use here in the states for rope work and sail making.. great video.. thanks for sharing
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.
Mesmerising! You sure know how to use your hands. Near enough is not good enough, I note with joy.
You make great videos you should never have quit to work for someone else.
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.
Your definitely showing your presentation skills mate. I confident you’ll be picked up by some TV show or something like that 👍
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.
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. :)
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!
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.....
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
Just made one from an old winch line I had using your video. Thanks for the help!
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 🤙
Your tables are amazing. Handmade !👍
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.
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... 👍👍
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.
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!
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. 👍🖖😎
Wow, very impressive demonstration, thank you for sharing. Very much enjoy your pleasant presentation style.
Awesome vid young fella 10/10. Keepem coming
Nice one mate. Will have to watch this a few times then try it myself. 👍
First time watching your videos, excellent informative. Where do you get those big knitting needles.
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
So simply clever‼Such an easy way, but yes, I know that hands must be get used to crafting.
Nice one Micheal clever man. 👍😎
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.
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.
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.
I’ve come to really enjoy your channel. Good luck mate!
Very cool,as I use them wheeling the Canadian bush.🤘
Your a very good teacher. Thanks for the video!
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.
Great video. It's always fun to learn how to do new things
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.
Nice one brother 👍🏽... l love making soft shackles and knots in general 😃
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.
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
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.
This is helpful, this soft shackle cost a fortune in my country
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.
I might try to make one. A little tricky. Thanks
Love your videos mate.
I reckon you must smile in your sleep!
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.
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...
Great skills and knowledge, and nothing virtual about it!😉
Great video mate! I've made some smaller soft shackles - You make this look so easy! Thanks!
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?
Well done Michael excellent explanation
Thank you
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.
Oooh your mom is going to beat you with a cast iron skillet for cutting her knitting needles like that. 😂
Done and done! Thanks for the clear instructions!
Thumbs up. Interesting to see how these are made.
This video is amazing mate!!! loving your content! keep them coming
u like a very good teacher !Thanks a lot !
You're a legend man, great vids!
Cheers from south America👌🤙🍻
Lifted 10metric ton of steel with the shacle i made. Works great
Wow, great video. Very impressive!
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.👍👍
Would you be better off doing an eye splice? Or using whipping like the lines on a boat rather than using electrical tape?
Electrical tape is quick and easy for this use. Why would you want to take the time to "whip" the ends, when it's only a temporary thing? As for an "eye" splice, it won't tighten up the same way that this does. This way, if properly done the more load you put on it, the tighter it grasps the knot. Yet, once the load is released, it opens up easily..
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
Superior demonstration! Thanks!
Interesting video after all those knots I am going to avoid the headache just buy one
I could totally hang out with this dude
Another great video mate. Cheers!
Very nice video, good teacher
Hello super video!👍👏👏👏🇨🇿
I was thinking of doing a soft shackle out of a car tire, so taking straps of the tire and put them together, what do you think, would it be tough enough or break off easily?
Learn something every day.👍🏼
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?
Congratulations on 50K Sub mate :D :D
Love it. Thanks for not being irresponsible. I will have a go for another project. HAHAHAHA
That was irresponsible to show me how to do that Will make one for medicinal purposes only
Bloody love ya work fella🤘🏿 keep it up👍🏿🍻🇦🇺
Crikey, that some big as knitting needles. Are they for knitting tents or something?
If you are using the term Dyneema then It would have to be from DSM (brand name not a generic name). And there is a choice of 3 grades - SK75, SK78 and SK99. Which of these have you used in your sample ?
GR8 Vid..... talk about "Get Knotted" haha.... Congrats on 50K Following Michael :)
Good activity to do out bush!
Wait can you do that one more time?!?!?! That was very helpful!!!! Than you very much!!!!
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.
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!
Would these work for actual recovery? I only have hard shackles
Well done mate 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺
Love stuff like this, and they look pretty cool
Where did you get the knitting needles?
OUT BLOODY STANDING🍻
Hi you wouldn’t be able to include a link from where you got the rope from would ya.
Push the fid in to the knot and roll or turn it, it will work the rope tight for you
Wow this was so interesting and educational!
I’m stumped. I completed one entire soft shackle but I’m struggling to get past the knot at 3:46 on the second one. It’s some tricky slight of hand you do …. My knot doesn’t look like yours. I’m missing some loops or something. Arrrrrgh.