Paracord Planet Brand Contoured Side Release Black Buckle – Multiple Size and Quantity (3/4 Inch, 10 Pack)

Bought to use in paracord collars for goatsSeem to be good quality so far much better than hep China ones I had before

These are really nice buckles. They are not like the traditional ones that snap on the outside where you can actually see the teeth lock on the outside. These have 2 notches on the tips of the 2 outside forks of the male end that snap inside of the female end and you can't see the lock. Not sure how else to put it but I don't want to spend a lot of timing narrowing this down to technicality. Basically, I think it's a nice design. Plus, you don't have to worry about lining it up straight for it to snap. Once the male end is in, just shove her in and it snaps. Also, unfastening the buckle is super easy, you just barely squeeze on it. I thought this might be a bad thing at first, but both sides have to be pinched, obviously, and I don't ever see that happening in any normal circumstance. The locking nubs might wear down eventually and this ease of unfastening may be a problem down the road because there's not much surface to surface on the lock as there is on a previously mentioned design but we shall see. I used mine for 1 1/8 inch wide bracelet and it flows nicely. I wish it had a little more bend in it but I am being picky on that front. I guess you can only do so much bend on these things. It is contoured a little bit however which is nice. I just had to make the bracelet a little longer so I could have comfortable enough wrist movement. Anyways, hope this helps.

Perfect for making paracord bracelets and necklaces. These snaps also will work as quick releases for tie downs on tents, backpacks, or any number of things. The skies and your imagination is the limit. Their strength is light to medium. They are not strong enough to, say, hold your body weight, but are great for attaching gear or the like. This size works well with the 550 cord. A tad larger than the 550 strand but is strong enough to keep the cord in place. Anything smaller would be too weak for my purposes.

Sturdy, well made.

It I was just the right size

I use these buckles to make paracord bracelets. The 5/8 in. buckles that I purchased are very durable and hold up nicely to normal wear and tear. I've made hundreds of bracelets and have yet to hear about any problems with the buckles. The holes are plenty large enough to easily fit up to 4 paracord strands through. And for the price, these can't be beat. 5 stars and I definitely recommend these.

Work perfect, ⅝" takes 4 cords. I do wish they were single slot, but double is working fine & maybe even cleaner look. I wrap cords around inner space, braid back to dbl clip & feed ends in & over inner for 4 wide & back under braid to burn. Helps hold everything tight without looping, it's just slightly harder to feed type III & Type IV through smaller spaces. End braid before dbl clip or gets bulky. Not a single bad 1 & very strong, I pull cords so tight I expect should break, but don't. Buying more of these.

as far as durability zero. this buckle locked up on my wrist. i almost had to cut off my bracelet i made. though this my be the only defective one i got i am cautious to use one for another person.