There's been some good discussion on soft shackles on the board in the last few days, so I thought that I would toss this out for general consumption.
Here's a comparison of the relative strength of various ways to tie a soft shackle:
http://www.balancecommunity.com/slack-science/comparison-soft-shackle-methods
This is interesting in that they show broken soft shackles and give an indication of where they broke and how much of a load it took to break them.
Here's a site with animated depictions of how to tie various soft shackles. Cool stuff.
http://www.animatedknots.com/softshackleedwards/#ScrollPoint
These things aren't rocket science to put together if you pay attention and can follow directions.
And then this one, just because of my background is offshore sailing.
http://www.yachtingmonthly.com/gear/softshackles-38323
For way more information about soft shackles than you would ever want to digest...Google "Soft Shackle".
Here's a comparison of the relative strength of various ways to tie a soft shackle:
http://www.balancecommunity.com/slack-science/comparison-soft-shackle-methods
This is interesting in that they show broken soft shackles and give an indication of where they broke and how much of a load it took to break them.
Here's a site with animated depictions of how to tie various soft shackles. Cool stuff.
http://www.animatedknots.com/softshackleedwards/#ScrollPoint
These things aren't rocket science to put together if you pay attention and can follow directions.
And then this one, just because of my background is offshore sailing.
http://www.yachtingmonthly.com/gear/softshackles-38323
For way more information about soft shackles than you would ever want to digest...Google "Soft Shackle".
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