lanyard how-to?

[JakeR]

Big apologies guys, sent the last of them today. Should be with y'all within the next day or two. A number of events meant i had forgotten to stamp and post 'em. Until i saw them all on my mantle!

 

[tomtom]

Cheers Jake

 

[JakeR]

Do say if you don't get em. Squidders has informed me that his hasn't arrived, im worried the PO have a problem with the bits of lanyard in the 1st class envelope :shock:, saying that i know Bill's arrived.

 

[mercury]

These put my lanyards to shame , I use paracord and chainloops , don't know if thats the right name , basically you get a loop then pull another loop trough that and so on

 

[tomtom]

Mine arrived today.. Thanks very much Scots Pine Jake! :You_Rock_

 

[JakeR]

Hows it going Silver Birch? You managed to make one of your own?

):

 

[tomtom]

been kayakin all day.. i will give it a go tomorrow!

 

[JakeR]

Let me know how you get on...:biggthump

 

[Keith_Beef]

It's such a simple knot to tie neatly ..snip:

Now I look at the illustration, I think I know that knot. It's what my grandmother called "finger knitting".

I've tied this in 1/4" hemp rope to make handles for bags and slings for carrying logs.

Ahh, a chip off the old block - excellent!! Do you find that, if you're sitting down when the kids are around, fooling around knotting stuff, that they're straight over and want some cord to play with too? Mine don't give me a moment's peace ):

My son loves the "magic knots"; pull them tight, then jerk them tighter and they disappear ): I've got a 50 metre drum of hemp rope waiting for a tree house project that I've been wanting to get started for a couple of years. Next summer, both my kids will be old enough to "help"

My mother-in-law saw me messing with a bit of string, tying monkey's fists, clover leaves, lucky charm knots, and braids, and commented that it was lke watching her father messing with string after he'd retired from the merchant navy.


Keith.

 

[JakeR]

(just to say the offer is still available)

 

[shinobi]

(just to say the offer is still available)

I hope you're bringing lots of lanyard material to Ashdown as I think it could be quite a nice thing to learn next to the fire with a brew. How about it?

Cheers,

Martin

 

[Adi]

I have just spent most of the evening trying to make a lanyard. I was amazed by how much cordage you need, for my first attempted I only used about 50cm but that was not enough, I ended up using about 2.5 / 3 meters for the above, I am happy with my first ever attempt.

 

[shinobi]

Good work Adi, I can't even tie my laces !!!

Martin

 

[Adi]

Thanks Shinobi but its crap really, it took me about 3 hours

 

[JakeR]

Sure will Shinobi, very easy to learn if your being taught in person!

Look forward to it! :biggthump

 

[Stew]

Just thought I would share a picture of my latest lanyard.
It's more of a fob than a lanyard, as such, and is designed to help with removing the knife from the sheath.

In total I used about 5 metres of 3mm cord to make a 5 cm(ish) fob.

 

[JakeR]

Nice work Stew...

Thats what i find most useful about them, the lanyards i use don't attach to your hand, just make the knife more grippable...

:biggthump

 

[BIG-TARGET]

How do you do that????? :?:

 

[Stew]

How do you do that????? :?:

Well you get a load of stringy-stuff and wrap, bend and twist it a few times and that's what you end up with. ):

Ok, I'll tell you how....later on when I have time.

 

[JakeR]

Stew, you should send people samples, it's quite rewarding! Nice feeling once you have taught someone a nice skill. Or send me some and once i've learned i'll send them off to people!!