BIGSTRETCH wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:29 pm
ZrowsN1s wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:15 pm
BIGSTRETCH wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:51 pm
Hyena Pattern, Bear Knife
Those look good!
Hey thanks! Yours are much more interesting and I hope to learn some of those more advanced knots as soon as I have time.
Do you have a particular Youtube Channel or Website you like to use for this? I've noticed that some of the Paracord tutorial videos on Youtube are way easier to follow than others.
Please share some more pics of yours when you can.
A few years back I picked a few knots I wanted to learn, (2 strand diamond, snake knot, square knot, 4 strand diamond) then I'd watch a few different tutorials on each knot and screen shot the best parts. After some trial and error I was able to mash it all together into my own thing and get knot combos that worked good together.
In general some tricks I've learned; gear, a small marlin spike, scissors, and butane torch lighter. I remove the core of the paracord, I pick two colors of paracord (or two pieces the same color), each a folded length (doubled length) from my fingertips to my elbow.
I take one length of cord and fold it in half. And take the 'middle' and put it through the lanyard hole of the knife, and thread the other end through the loop, so it's attached to the lanyard hole like the lanyard will be. I then tie a two strand diamond knot loosely. Using the marlin spike I adjust the position of the knot (one strand at a time) until it's the appropriate distance from the lanyard hole. I like so it just close enough that you can slip the lanyard loop over it and undo the lanyard from the hole so you can take it on and off. If you put the knot too close, you won't be able to get the lanyard off of the knife. Too far away and the lanyard dangles off the back of the knife too much, and it's not as effective (especially on knives like Dfly where the fob is meant to be an extension of the handle).
After the 2 strand diamond I make a square knot fob adding in the other color strand. I finish with a 4 strand diamond. Cut the ends off as close as I can and precision melt the ends with the butane torch.
The Marlin Spike helps move knots around and make everything tight. Be patient. It takes me a few hours to make a good lanyard sometimes. Knot adjustment of the first knot takes the longest. And the 4 strand diamond is a hard knot to tie (especially if both strands are the same color).
*also a fan of Ti beads from Ti Survival