Lanyard on all your s?

[Kaizer]

Hello all,

I was wondering if all of you use the lanyard hole to actually tie some type of cord. If yes then what kind of knot do you use. Do some knots go better with some <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s? Are certain knots designed for specific purpose that you may have for that particular bug?



My copilot has a "hangman's noose" know with a blood red nylon cord. The ladybug has the same blood red nylon cord but just a simple knot tied there.



Thanks in advance for your inputs!



Have a nice day

Kaizer.



A door half open is a door half closed. But a knife half open is a knife fully closed.

[Clay Kesting]

A hangman's noose is useful because it can keep a large length of cord in a compact package. Then if you are working over water or snow you can unravel the knot and use the lanyard to avoid losing your knife. BTW the best way to use a lanyard is to place your thumb through the loop and then let the cord run across the back of your hand to the butt of the knife. That way the knife is secure but you can easily let go of it if the need arises.

Clay

Life's too short to waste on instant coffee.

Edited by - Clay Kesting on 8/8/2002 1:00:56 AM

[dialex]

Hi, Kaizer, I preffer my spidies without any "strings attached" <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> Since most of them have the clip... I attached a ballchain to my Ladybug so I can wear it as a necklace... eventually, as I don't like jewels (the only one I wear is my wedding ring). Has your Rookie arrived? See you!

[Kaizer]

Hi Dialex,
Thanks for your input. I tried the ball chain thingy but it tended to scratch the area around the lip of the lanyard hole so i removed it and used the nylon instead.

I'm waiting with bated breath for the rookie. Can come anytime. But then again, since I havent spotted "Kind soul" Java around here (and he hasnt responded to my emails) i trust he should be busy.

Have a nice day.

A door half open is a door half closed. But a knife half open is a knife fully closed.

[joebe]

i think the clip would suffice unless you were in a wilderness setting where you might lose <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> your <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>...the lanyard hole works great with the clip removed and the hangman would provide alot of paracord for emergencies, 6' of of para gives you about 30' of cord if you break it down ! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[Big-Target]

I use a hangman's noose for most of my <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s. I just put one on my Red salsa. I don't use them for keeping the <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> attached to my wrist. I just use them for keeping some extra 550 paracord handy(Ron & Karen hood are a definite infuence on me).
In a survival situation, there is no such thing as"too much" paracord!!!!!<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

BIG-TARGET>>>>>"Whosoever delights in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god."-Francis Bacon

[Blades]

I use a small piece(5" or so) of flat 550 cord(inner threads removed) on my Endura. The clip is broke on it, so the cord hangs out of my pocket. Plus I can carry 2 knives in the same pocket, but you only see 1 clip. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>


Blades

[cmassicotte]

Hi Kaizer - I know that "worm in mouth" feeling, and what a good feeling it is.

After loosing two well loved and well used spydies, I have been thinking of using a lanyard myself.

A question for Clay - and all other users of the hangman's knot - do you use a "double" knot or a single knot - i.e. a noose through the lanyard hole and at the other end of the cord?

Chuck <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>


There is no right way to do a wrong thing

[Clay Kesting]

Chuck,

Actually I don't use a lanyard at all <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>. I keep meaning to put one on my G10 Harpy but never seem to get around to it. However, if I did, it would just be a single knot. Here are some instructions I copied from Chris Reeve's website.

Clay

Life's too short to waste on instant coffee.

[Zabrewolf]

For me it depends on wich <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> we are talking about.

For my Dragonfly I have a bit of accesory cord (the cord is more colorful then plain 550) double knotted and then the ends tied with a river bend forming a long loop. The entire knife can hide in my watch pocket but be gotten to quickly when I need it.

My Rescue has a black 550 lanyard loop with a Hangman's noose. This way during use the loop can be tightened so it can't slip off my hand. And I have a few other spare leashes made but not attached to my favorite EDC <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s. Sometimes I'm in an area (camping, boating, etc.) and I don't want to risk loosing them. Other times I think the leash gets in the way.

And in other cases I use the lanyard hole just to be decorative.



"Ne vyklykaj vowka z leesoo, ..... bo tsej vowk maje <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> ." Don't call the wolf out of the forest, because this one carries a <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> .

Edited by - Zabrewolf on 8/8/2002 4:56:10 PM

Edited by - Zabrewolf on 8/8/2002 4:57:26 PM

Edited by - Zabrewolf on 8/8/2002 4:58:04 PM

[cmassicotte]

My God!... ZWolf...

Are you into bondage also


hmmmm.....

maybe I shouldn't ask

chuck

There is no right way to do a wrong thing

[KBR]

I have lanyards on both my Calypso Jr. and Lum Chinese. I use about a foot, or so, of black paracord tied in a coil knot. They're very handy when it comes to pulling out my Lum or Calypso Jr. for the task at hand. (And they also add to the looks of these Spydies.<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>)

Survive, Adapt, and Overcome...

[J Smith]

I have a hangmans noose on all my tip up spydies.

JEFF .............Sooooo I see the internet is on the computer now.-Homer Simpson

[Clay Kesting]

A neat alternative to the hangman's knot is the scaffold knot. Here are the best pictures I could find on the net. It is a bit more fiddly to tie but has the advantage that both ends are parallel when they leave the knot.

Clay

Life's too short to waste on instant coffee.

Edited by - Clay Kesting on 8/9/2002 1:23:29 AM

[The Cool]

I have one on my Mouse. See pic <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[Zabrewolf]

cmassicotte,
No comment!

I see a lot of you mention the hangman's noose, but it seems you just have the knot only. For my Rescue (and others) I use it the other way around so it can make the lanyard more secure. (see pic)

Anybody else use the hangman's this way?

[Sword and Shield]

For a working knife, I've found a simple hangman with a bowline knot tied around a belt loop means the knife comes home safely.

I used this on a Scout knife through many nights in the woods, and the knife is still safe and sound.

As for a simple lanyard, anyone ever try a double chain knot? Works great, and can consume huge amounts of cord in very small spaces.

Keepin' it real...real sharp, that is.

[Clay Kesting]

Zabrewolf,

I don't like the idea of having the knife firmly attached to my wrist. In the event of a fall, especially from a height, I wouldn't want an open knife flailing around. That was the reason I suggested passing the thumb only throught the lanyard so the knife could be easily released in an emergency.

Clay

Life's too short to waste on instant coffee.

[cmassicotte]

Clay - Thanks for the other pics. I kind of like that knot; will try both to see which works best for me.

ZWolf - Yes, that is what I was trying to ask, the idea being that the "noose" would be at the end so that it can wrap around the wrist when you need the knife to be secure.

Chuck

There is no right way to do a wrong thing

[Zabrewolf]

Clay,
That is how I use the cord on my Dragonflies. And I do agree about the falling and not being able to loose the knife if you need to. But most times I have used my Rescue I really didn't want to risk the knife leaving my control. Also you don't have to tighten the noose if you don't want to, then it is just another lanyard loop.