The Celtic Shackle

[Tacblades]

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Inspired by Tacblades's cool work. Made from 750 paracord with all knots. Obviously not for suspension. Do not hang from these!

Cool i did think about how to retain the knot so it couldn't slide off but didnt find an elegant solution.

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[geneaut]

Cool i did think about how to retain the knot so it couldn't slide off but didnt find an elegant solution.

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I've actually made about a dozen of these. Some don't have the slider, and I just hang the loop over the knot. I like the finished look of the knot though so I'm adding them

Thanks for all you do for our community!

[sqidmark]

Grizz has a video where he shows how to make a locked whipping knot. I've used it in place of the celtic knot. Works just as well and won't slip off. MikekiM may recall the vid.

I found the vid. Grizz calls it the "blocking end whipping knot".



^ The orange shackles above are 1/8 amsteel and as I recall weigh 8grams each. The blue (or green) celtic shackle is 7/64 and weighs about 6grams.



^ MikekiM and I also use it to close loops over button (diamond?) knots. In this example on a SMURL (Split Mini-UCR Ridge Line):

[Tacblades]

Grizz has a video where he shows how to make a locked whipping knot. I've used it in place of the celtic knot. Works just as well and won't slip off. MikekiM may recall the vid.

I found the vid. Grizz calls it the "blocking end whipping knot".



^ The orange shackles above are 1/8 amsteel and as I recall weigh 8grams each. The blue (or green) celtic shackle is 7/64 and weighs about 6grams.



^ MikekiM and I also use it to close loops over button (diamond?) knots. In this example on a SMURL (Split Mini-UCR Ridge Line):

I quite like the whipping as you can adjust the tension

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[MikekiM]

I used the locked whipping knot all over my gear. Pretty much everything has a diamond knot on it and little CLs with the locked slider all stopping my pack. Works a charm instead of carabiners for hanging kit.


Getting the tension on the whipping knot right, loose enough to slide, tight enough to stay put) can be tricky. It takes a bit of practice. You tie the standard whipping knot so it is far looser than you would think...once you introduce the two bury's to lock it from sliding off, it gets much tighter. Practice, practice and practice again.


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[GilligansWorld]

Ok I understand tying the white part. How do you do the black celtic knot?

I really like the concept here on this soft biner.

Search Ranger Beads on youtube

[GadgetUK437]

Nice. I thought that your old method was the best anywhere.

I'm sure Gary won't mind me pointing out that it wasn't his knot. Attribution is a serious business!

The source,
https://web.archive.org/web/20160324...oftshackle.pdf

(I'm saddened to see the great bethandevans website is no more)

[Tacblades]

I'm sure Gary won't mind me pointing out that it wasn't his knot. Attribution is a serious business!

The source,
https://web.archive.org/web/20160324...oftshackle.pdf

(I'm saddened to see the great bethandevans website is no more)

Not at all, its not my research and i referenced them in the comments to a web archive but i was the first to make a tutorial so others could make it eaisly.

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[m00ch]

Try a twist in end the large loop and flip the new smaller loop back where the twist is. Now put the knot through the "doubled" loop.
This will not allow any opening force and works well.

This is how I finish my larks head for wiped end hammocks. It also helps center the larks head.

Do you have a picture of the way you finish of the larkshead on the hammock. I can't seem to visualize it.