When I started making my own soft shackles I bought a pair of D-splicer D20 sheers. I paid pretty much full
price at westmarine for them.
They are very good and sharp etc....
But I see that the same model is also marketed by Ronstan and a number of other vendors.
Just for fun I did a little digging and found out that they appear to be a Nusharp 953 8" shears from
Taiwan.
The Ronstan and D-splicer can be bought for $55 USD on
sale.
The Nusharp 953 lists for $12.88 (with free shipping) on Amazon.
Just thought to pass this along for any interested in cutting
Dyneema....
http://www.nusharp.com.tw/products_detail.php?PNo=7