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Default Snap shackle pulls

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:31:49 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote:

I've seen snap shackle pulls that are some variation of a hangman's noose.
I tried but I'm doing something wrong because they come apart after a couple
of uses. Does anyone have a link to how to tie these properly?


I make my own using nylon cord about 1/8 in diameter. Start out with
a double half hitch, and then keep adding more hitches until you get
to the length you want. Cut off the free ends with a sharp knife and
fuse them with a heat source (usually the galley stove in my case,
while my wife looks on askance).