Knife lanyards

[Dog&Gun]

It's pretty similar to the Chris Reeve knot which has a tutorial on his site.

Thanks for that

 

[British Red]

It's also not big enough to put my wrist through (which is the daftest type of lanyard I can imagine)

You would freaking hate mine then


PFK Now by British Red, on Flickr

 

[Highbinder]

Well to each his own (and that is a very nice knife) but personally I wouldn't want to be attached by a piece of cord to a knife. I can see no advantage that would outweigh a potential swinging uncontrollable blade.

 

[British Red]

Almost impossible for the knife to hit you if attached correctly - look at your own photo - the knife can pivot off the thumb and swing back!

 

[Highbinder]

Almost impossible for the knife to hit you if attached correctly - look at your own photo - the knife can pivot off the thumb and swing back!

Sure if my hand stays static and I drop the knife it'd just arc down, but if I need to let to go of the knife moving my hand free is easy and lets the knife drop away from me, I can't see how the same is possible when a lanyard is over your wrist. Perhaps I'd understand if I started off asking what the benefit is of having the lanyard set up as you do? The only advantage I could see would be if you're working somewhere you don't want to lose the knife, over water for example. What else is there to it?

Hoodoo, I like your monkey fists. How the hell do you managed to get the two loose ends as a plain loop with no knots? Do you bury the end within the fist or what? I have one on my firesteel but the fishermans bend kinda ruins the effect IMO,

 

[Hoodoo]

Sure if my hand stays static and I drop the knife it'd just arc down, but if I need to let to go of the knife moving my hand free is easy and lets the knife drop away from me, I can't see how the same is possible when a lanyard is over your wrist. Perhaps I'd understand if I started off asking what the benefit is of having the lanyard set up as you do? The only advantage I could see would be if you're working somewhere you don't want to lose the knife, over water for example. What else is there to it?

Hoodoo, I like your monkey fists. How the hell do you managed to get the two loose ends as a plain loop with no knots? Do you bury the end within the fist or what? I have one on my firesteel but the fishermans bend kinda ruins the effect IMO,

You add an extra turn and pull it out into a loop. The ends you cut off nearly flush, heat, then smoosh down.

 

[Kitetraveller]

Here are a couple of links to inspirational work:

http://www.stormdrane.blogspot.com/

http://www.fusionknots.com/

Both these sites have a world of links to videos showiing in easy to follow detail how to tie a whole world of different knots using everything from paracord to leather bootlaces!
Hope it helps.

Regards
Andy

 

[British Red]

Highbinder,

I use it in several ways. Importantly, the lanyard has a locking bead on it, so I can vary the length.

1) I can lock it and allow myself to choke up on the knife right to the tip but my hand cannot slip off

2) I use it to prevent any chance of my hand slipping forward when boring

3) When I am constantly picking up and putting down the knife (game work) I let the knife hang from my wrist.

I don't use my lanyard for chopping - but I don't chop with this knife anyway - I didn't design it for that purpose

Red

 

[JonathanD]

The lanyard locks the knife into the hand when choking, making it much safer as a heavy handle will always work against you without...

I have my lanyard threaded through and around on itself, so if you drop the knife or let go, it doesn't swing at all, but halts to a dead stop. There is no chance of the knife swinging back up and hitting you. Well worth it if you have a heavy knife like mine as if dropped it can stick in a foot or leg if standing or sitting.

 

[sandbender]

"...2) I use it to prevent any chance of my hand slipping forward when boring

A very good point, and if threaded through the lanyard hole as JonathanD's pictures show, easily removable.

 

[Highbinder]

Highbinder,

I use it in several ways. Importantly, the lanyard has a locking bead on it, so I can vary the length.

1) I can lock it and allow myself to choke up on the knife right to the tip but my hand cannot slip off

2) I use it to prevent any chance of my hand slipping forward when boring

3) When I am constantly picking up and putting down the knife (game work) I let the knife hang from my wrist.

I don't use my lanyard for chopping - but I don't chop with this knife anyway - I didn't design it for that purpose

Red

Except for the third point I can do the same with mine. Different strokes and all that, I suppose

 

[rapidboy]

 

[Trunks]

Thanks for the tutorial Rapidboy, I've just made one

 

[Highbinder]

Been playing around with some spare cord today. Managed to make a monkey's first with a loop, but I made it a bit long so had to do a couple of extra larksheads. Quite like it tbh;

 

[GadgetUK437]

My EDC
(legality be dammned... I think I'll risk the stop and search powers in deepest, darkest Devon)

2mm leather thongs, anchor splice, double Matthew Walker, beads and stoppers.

 

[Paracordist]

I do a combination decorative weave / adjustable thumb thong lanyard. I show the latest version in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxl7QW5kivs

I've also done a handfull that include rangerbeads as part of the lanyard and can still function as a thumb thong too.

 

[Dave]

Been messing around with a lanyard, and thought Id resurrect this thread, some very fancy rigs on here!


Mines a 550 diamond knot which makes an adjustable loop, which slides up and down to the silver german wolfs head.

 

[asemery]