Knife lanyards
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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.
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
A very good point, and if threaded through the lanyard hole as JonathanD's pictures show, easily removable.
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Except for the third point I can do the same with mine. Different strokes and all that, I suppose
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;
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.
(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.
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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.
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.
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