OK, I'm bored, so I'm tossing out another question/poll...
1> How many knives do you own with lanyards(go count if you have to)?
2> How long was the line before you tied it into a lanyard?
3> How long is the lanyard after you are done?
4> What thickness of line did you use?
5> knots used in lanyard?
6> other objects with lanyards tied onto them?
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1> 3 knives: BearClaw(boot now), 'fly, merlin
2> approx 2feet
3> approx 3-3.5"
4> for <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s: shoelace... for BearClaw: the neck lanyard they give you...
5> as much as possible the reeve-style coil knot... for the last 1/2" or so of finished it's daisy chain
6> my binder for class. A 3' line, down to 5" of coil, figure-8 on the end... 1/8" line.
*Our greatest triumph comes not from NOT falling down, but from getting back up every time.*
Lanyards... length, before and after... use...
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My Mouse is sporadically lanyarded, depending on my mood.
1.) 1
2.) around 18"
3.) about 2", just enough for an "Endura-length" grip
4.) Standard gold nylon bootlace, around 1/8"
5.) Standard Hangman's, 11 loops
6.) A hiking staff left over from the '97 Jambo, cord wrapped into a handle.
Never underestimate the impossible.
1.) 1
2.) around 18"
3.) about 2", just enough for an "Endura-length" grip
4.) Standard gold nylon bootlace, around 1/8"
5.) Standard Hangman's, 11 loops
6.) A hiking staff left over from the '97 Jambo, cord wrapped into a handle.
Never underestimate the impossible.
I don't realy like lanyards on my knives - i think they just get in the way. --- but ---
#1 1-Gerber Tac-1
#2 came with knife - about 12" overall
#3 same as #2
#4 about 1/8" nylon
#5 simple overhand knot
#6 fishing license because in california you have to display your license
Mac Heath - very nice looking lanyards!!!
Sword and Shield - I thought a hangsman knot had 13 loops (unlucky)??? maybe i'm wrong...
#1 1-Gerber Tac-1
#2 came with knife - about 12" overall
#3 same as #2
#4 about 1/8" nylon
#5 simple overhand knot
#6 fishing license because in california you have to display your license
Mac Heath - very nice looking lanyards!!!
Sword and Shield - I thought a hangsman knot had 13 loops (unlucky)??? maybe i'm wrong...
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mac> trying to get fancy now? well done, but try doing something the rest of us can do(like, how do you do that one for the micra)...
S&S... '97, thunder bay? scouts? Americans had thier camp right next to us... or am I not reading this right?
*Our greatest triumph comes not from NOT falling down, but from getting back up every time.*
S&S... '97, thunder bay? scouts? Americans had thier camp right next to us... or am I not reading this right?
*Our greatest triumph comes not from NOT falling down, but from getting back up every time.*
On our <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>co Endura, BM 834, and Reminton DP hunter 2" after, nylon on the <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>co & BM, and leather on the Rem. One knot on each tied at the rear on the <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>co & BM, the front on the Rem.
Does anyone know how to make a pig tail like on the Chris Reeve's knives? RKBA!
Edited by - Alan2112 on 9/28/2002 10:16:15 PM
Does anyone know how to make a pig tail like on the Chris Reeve's knives? RKBA!
Edited by - Alan2112 on 9/28/2002 10:16:15 PM
I thought Chris Reeves knives had hangman's nooses on them.
Here's a cool way to tie lanyards. Taken from the Strider forum.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... did=195999
Here's a cool way to tie lanyards. Taken from the Strider forum.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... did=195999
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S&S, nope, never got to go to the 'States with Scouts...
I was thinking the Scouts Canada National Jamboree in 1997, Thunderbay, Ontario... 15, 000 ppl for 14days(my group was there for 17 though, arrived a day early, and stayed an extra 2 days to help 'clean up the food')... We had a group of about 20 Americans right beside us.
*Our greatest triumph comes not from NOT falling down, but from getting back up every time.*
I was thinking the Scouts Canada National Jamboree in 1997, Thunderbay, Ontario... 15, 000 ppl for 14days(my group was there for 17 though, arrived a day early, and stayed an extra 2 days to help 'clean up the food')... We had a group of about 20 Americans right beside us.
*Our greatest triumph comes not from NOT falling down, but from getting back up every time.*
RE : Alan2112
Does anyone know how to make a pig tail like on the Chris Reeve's knives? RKBA!
you can find how to tie that knot here:
http://www.chrisreeve.com/righthandcoilknot.jpg
The knot is usually referred to as a coil knot (it's often used to wrap up a coil of rope) or a hangman's knot (w/ the obligatory unlucky 13 loops).
RE: bloodthirsty lupine
mac> trying to get fancy now? well done, but try doing something the rest of us can do(like, how do you do that one for the micra)...
The plait on my micra is simply a series of half hitches. If you have the line pulled through the lanyard hole so that you have two strands running down (upside down U), you take the right one and throw a half hitch around the left. Then take the left strand and throw a half hitch around the right. Rinse, Repeat. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> This will give you a sawtoothed look.
The Chinese button knot on the end, well that was a real pain to do. I learned the knots for both my knives from The Complete Book of Decorative Knots. And these are the simple ones. (Not that I can tie the complex ones.)
there is no ginger
Does anyone know how to make a pig tail like on the Chris Reeve's knives? RKBA!
you can find how to tie that knot here:
http://www.chrisreeve.com/righthandcoilknot.jpg
The knot is usually referred to as a coil knot (it's often used to wrap up a coil of rope) or a hangman's knot (w/ the obligatory unlucky 13 loops).
RE: bloodthirsty lupine
mac> trying to get fancy now? well done, but try doing something the rest of us can do(like, how do you do that one for the micra)...
The plait on my micra is simply a series of half hitches. If you have the line pulled through the lanyard hole so that you have two strands running down (upside down U), you take the right one and throw a half hitch around the left. Then take the left strand and throw a half hitch around the right. Rinse, Repeat. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> This will give you a sawtoothed look.
The Chinese button knot on the end, well that was a real pain to do. I learned the knots for both my knives from The Complete Book of Decorative Knots. And these are the simple ones. (Not that I can tie the complex ones.)
there is no ginger
Howdy all,
1. Sometimes carry lanyards on all knives.
2. Varies; but now about 2'
3. Now 'bout 1.5'
4. Generally find 2mm cord good.
5. I have used: square knot, fisherman's, noose, larkshead, monkey's fist, bowline, and mooring hitch if remember right.
6. Carabiner, sewn pocket loop.
A while back I lost 3 spydies when I was younger by bushwacking, swimming, and the other I can't remember. I vowed to come up with a way so I could better guarantee that I would not lose another. I came up with 5 methods throughout the years. Actually, the 1st a while back and the last 4 recently, ending up with the method I use today. They're all pretty simple:
Method 1: Sewn pocket-loop, carabiner, loop in lanyard hole of knife. I came up with this method to stop my knife from accidently falling out, and to stop it from being stolen while I visited Costa Rica, and Peru for a few months. How: As seen in the pic. below I sewed a pocket loop at the bottom of my pocket. Then I attached a small carabiner to the loop. On the lanyard hole of my Calypso jr. I tied a small loop of cord with a square knot. I can then clip the lanyard loop into the carabiner and clip the knife to my pocket so it won't be stolen or fall out, and can unclip it for extended periods of cutting. I don't use this method now because I wanted something a little lighter and simpler without the carabiner. (Works best for a knife that has lanyard hole sit deep in pocket)
Method 2: tie about an 8" circumfrence loop onto the lanyard hole with a fishermans knot and use a larks head to connect the loop to a belt or belt loop. I don't use this method now because it kind of looks gaudy.
Method 3: I used a hangmans noose to tie the lanyard to knife, and attached the end of the lanyard to my belt with a mooring hitch (a cool, strong slip knot). How to tie a mooring hitch: www.northnet.org/ropeworks/archive/mooring.html To stop the mooring hitch from coming loose prematurely I tied a monkey's fist at the end of the lanyard. So if you want to release the mooring hitch, you can pull on the monkey's fist. How to tie a monkey's fist: www.realknots.com/knots/faqknot.htm#monkey Method 4: This is more of an experiment. I heard that to get more grip on my clip I could slip a piece of rubber surgical tubing on the clip. I tried this with my progrip and actually reduced the efficiency of the clip because it didn't allow the clip to fully be slipped onto the pocket or waist because it was thick. It may work better for you if you'd like to try it.
Method 5: This is the method I use now. I tie a loop into the bottom of my carry pocket. I take about 2 feet of 2 mm lanyard (cord because it is stiffer) and tie a monkey's fist at the end (www.realknots.com/knots/faqknot.htm#monkey).
I then take the end of the lanyard that doesn't have the monkey's fist and use it to tie a bowline (www.boatsafe.com/marlinspike/
033199knot.htm) to the sewn loop. I then take the monkey fist end and about an inch from the end I fold it in half and shove the folded bit through the knife's lanyard hole. I the take the loop that you have just produced and place it around the monkey's fist securing the knife from being stolen. I personally leave the bowlined lanyard lying at the bottom of my pocket when doing urban, safe things, and when I am bushwhacking I connect the monkey's fist to the lanyard hole. I like this method the best because it is the lightest and the knife can be used relatively well even connected to the monkey's fist which is pretty easy to untie and free your knife.
Hope some of you might find these ideas helpful. Wow, you read all this; here are some pics: 1.Method 1 and 2. Method 5
-Aaren B
Edited by - aarenb on 10/4/2002 7:52:01 PM
Edited by - aarenb on 10/4/2002 7:55:32 PM
1. Sometimes carry lanyards on all knives.
2. Varies; but now about 2'
3. Now 'bout 1.5'
4. Generally find 2mm cord good.
5. I have used: square knot, fisherman's, noose, larkshead, monkey's fist, bowline, and mooring hitch if remember right.
6. Carabiner, sewn pocket loop.
A while back I lost 3 spydies when I was younger by bushwacking, swimming, and the other I can't remember. I vowed to come up with a way so I could better guarantee that I would not lose another. I came up with 5 methods throughout the years. Actually, the 1st a while back and the last 4 recently, ending up with the method I use today. They're all pretty simple:
Method 1: Sewn pocket-loop, carabiner, loop in lanyard hole of knife. I came up with this method to stop my knife from accidently falling out, and to stop it from being stolen while I visited Costa Rica, and Peru for a few months. How: As seen in the pic. below I sewed a pocket loop at the bottom of my pocket. Then I attached a small carabiner to the loop. On the lanyard hole of my Calypso jr. I tied a small loop of cord with a square knot. I can then clip the lanyard loop into the carabiner and clip the knife to my pocket so it won't be stolen or fall out, and can unclip it for extended periods of cutting. I don't use this method now because I wanted something a little lighter and simpler without the carabiner. (Works best for a knife that has lanyard hole sit deep in pocket)
Method 2: tie about an 8" circumfrence loop onto the lanyard hole with a fishermans knot and use a larks head to connect the loop to a belt or belt loop. I don't use this method now because it kind of looks gaudy.
Method 3: I used a hangmans noose to tie the lanyard to knife, and attached the end of the lanyard to my belt with a mooring hitch (a cool, strong slip knot). How to tie a mooring hitch: www.northnet.org/ropeworks/archive/mooring.html To stop the mooring hitch from coming loose prematurely I tied a monkey's fist at the end of the lanyard. So if you want to release the mooring hitch, you can pull on the monkey's fist. How to tie a monkey's fist: www.realknots.com/knots/faqknot.htm#monkey Method 4: This is more of an experiment. I heard that to get more grip on my clip I could slip a piece of rubber surgical tubing on the clip. I tried this with my progrip and actually reduced the efficiency of the clip because it didn't allow the clip to fully be slipped onto the pocket or waist because it was thick. It may work better for you if you'd like to try it.
Method 5: This is the method I use now. I tie a loop into the bottom of my carry pocket. I take about 2 feet of 2 mm lanyard (cord because it is stiffer) and tie a monkey's fist at the end (www.realknots.com/knots/faqknot.htm#monkey).
I then take the end of the lanyard that doesn't have the monkey's fist and use it to tie a bowline (www.boatsafe.com/marlinspike/
033199knot.htm) to the sewn loop. I then take the monkey fist end and about an inch from the end I fold it in half and shove the folded bit through the knife's lanyard hole. I the take the loop that you have just produced and place it around the monkey's fist securing the knife from being stolen. I personally leave the bowlined lanyard lying at the bottom of my pocket when doing urban, safe things, and when I am bushwhacking I connect the monkey's fist to the lanyard hole. I like this method the best because it is the lightest and the knife can be used relatively well even connected to the monkey's fist which is pretty easy to untie and free your knife.
Hope some of you might find these ideas helpful. Wow, you read all this; here are some pics: 1.Method 1 and 2. Method 5
-Aaren B
Edited by - aarenb on 10/4/2002 7:52:01 PM
Edited by - aarenb on 10/4/2002 7:55:32 PM
I showed my girlfriend this perticular thread to show her how to make a lanyard to my knife. I showed her the link from Midget (which I think is very cool! (thanx Midget!)) and she started to laugh.....
She said that men were so silly, asking each other questions about thjings they (women) did during their kindergarten age...
The knots tied by the example on Bladeforum was named scoobydoo and that was a popular way of making bracelets when she was about 14....
Sigh....what we men could learn from our girlfriends/wives/mothers....
Right now I am reading a book from her about macrame'. If I come up with a nice way of making a lanyard I will let you all know.
Bohr
She said that men were so silly, asking each other questions about thjings they (women) did during their kindergarten age...
The knots tied by the example on Bladeforum was named scoobydoo and that was a popular way of making bracelets when she was about 14....
Sigh....what we men could learn from our girlfriends/wives/mothers....
Right now I am reading a book from her about macrame'. If I come up with a nice way of making a lanyard I will let you all know.
Bohr