Lanyards - like? hate?
Why on a folder needed for quick deploy?
Decorative?
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quote:Originally posted by Otacon:
Lightening makes excellent lanyards
well, that was certainly a comment and a vote of confidence I was not expecting.
Thank you very much kind sir, greatly appreciated.
I was just about to post to this thread. My own fobs/lanyards, yes - like them much because they fulfill a specific need and function. Others, not so much.
Mine, since they are fitted to the specific knife, seem to be much more functional.
The current one on my 556 is the perfect example.
The 556 has a short handle, even for my small-ish hands. With the fob, as it is, extended out past the end of the handle gives me something to grip with my last two fingers without a noticable 'gap'.
If I am doing long term or heavy cutting, the fob lays flat along the spine of the handle, giving a much thicker and cushioned handle.
And no, I do not clip the knife and leave the fob hanging out my pocket (that really bothers me). The knife rides in the bottom of the pocket so is completely invisible, and the fob makes it easy to find and pull out when I need it.0 -
Hmmm, I haven't tried that using fob to "extend"" shorter handle.
May be I should try it.Thanks, Lightning.
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Yes- nice one! Some put a finger through but mot the one attached tight as an extension. Confess/ I sometimes 'dangle' lol 0 -
That is the problem with 'add-on' fobs.
They leave a noticeable gap between the end of the hand and where the actual fob begins.
the length of the loop that passes through the lanyard hole is too small to grasp at all, and the fob itself ends too far away from the end of the handle to actually grip.
IMHO, a functional fob must be woven onto the knife itself, like mine (pictured above).
Any aftermarket one is only useful as an additional 'pulling' aide, and is no use during actual use - like I detailed above.
That said, if anyone here (established members, you know who you are...) wants something similar to try out, let me know. I will more than gladly add a fob to their knife - no charge. All I ask is that you pay shipping Both ways and provide any beads or additional embellishment, and I will add a fob for that specific knife.
I have more para-cord, of so many different colours, than I will use in my lifetime, someone please help me use it up...
That said, if someone sends me an unusually cool knife for a fob, please expect an offer from me to buy from you before I send it back...
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quote:Originally posted by Lightning:
That said, if someone sends me an unusually cool knife for a fob, please expect an offer from me to buy from you before I send it back...
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I try to make add on fobs with lanyard. Do you guys do this?
I make slip knot and then loop in other side of lanyard through the loop until all are "knitted".
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I've been a fob guy for a long time, my ties to leather I think, but also for me, it's handy to be able to draw the knife out easier, and yes in a crowd, you just slip that into your pocket for safe keeping, no sense making it too easy for someone else too
I use soft elk skin I picked up from a friend a long time ago, so I don't do this as something I would try to sell as I just don't have enough to go around. I use the slit braid style, put the leather through the lanyard hole, cut two slits on one side, each slit about as long as the leather is wide and about that far apart, then put the other piece of leather through the first slit, tighten up to the knife, then cut to slits on that piece of leather and continue braiding, works great.
For the beads I'm also a fan of skull beads you can find these about anywhere, this is a larger one and I hook my pinky around it to draw the knife from the pocket. It's held in place by a wedge of rubberized cork, slide the wedge between the two pieces of leather and pull the skull down until it can't go further, it will stay in place but if you need to remove it, just pull the skull back towards the knife and remove the wedge.
Here's a few shots of my braided fob on my large Ritter;
and a shot in pocket, with a deep pocket carry clip, thanks again Benchmade for that too !
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On my 915 Triage, I have paracord with a diamond knot for easy retrieval, the loop below the knot you can slip your hand in, so for those times you don't want to lose the knife in rough situations 
And for those times you're just walking around and may worry about losing your knife, you can slip that loop around your belt and drop the knife through the loop and clip onto your pocket so it's extra secure;
I just learned that diamond knot, pretty easy one to learn and ends up being just about the right size for my pinky to hook onto.
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Gx2, I'm not much for lanyards but that was a good post and cool pics. 0 -
Thanks Boss, my first passion is photography, it fights the knife passion for position and it's a close call
I know that if I were a hunter, I doubt that I'd probably use a lanyard as it would retain the 'stuff' your working in just a little too much unless you can get it washed off in the field soon, but I'm not a hunter, just a knife user and for guys/gals like me, a lanyard is a good option.
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I see. G^2, your photo works are exceptional, vivid and well saturated color. Well focused camera, unlike my smartphone one 0 -
Thanks! I don't own a smart phone, it's not even very clever, just a dumb net 10 that my wife insisted that I carry in case she 'needs' to call me
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Put a little one on my BM mini grip- and- I made a lanyard thread on EDC Forums too 0 -
Recently, I use lanyard regularly, but it tangles, so I have decided to braid (sort of) them to turn into fob. It can unwind when needed. 0 -
Would love to see a pic on how you did that!quote:Originally posted by Gary W. Graley:
Thanks Boss, my first passion is photography, it fights the knife passion for position and it's a close call
I know that if I were a hunter, I doubt that I'd probably use a lanyard as it would retain the 'stuff' your working in just a little too much unless you can get it washed off in the field soon, but I'm not a hunter, just a knife user and for guys/gals like me, a lanyard is a good option.
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quote:Originally posted by Gary W. Graley:
Thanks Boss, my first passion is photography, it fights the knife passion for position and it's a close call
I know that if I were a hunter, I doubt that I'd probably use a lanyard as it would retain the 'stuff' your working in just a little too much unless you can get it washed off in the field soon, but I'm not a hunter, just a knife user and for guys/gals like me, a lanyard is a good option.
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Would love to see a pic on how you did that!0 -
Ok ok that's it- putting one back on the 550!
You guyx rock- thanks fof contributing to my dumb thread!!0 -
Well, the images there I did a tricky thing and had cut the paracord and glued it together with heat, the bond is hidden within the knife handle, BUT I didn't like doing that and have since changed to doing the following;
Making a Diamond knot just outside the end of the handle, about a finger's thickness away, something for my pinky to hook onto and then at the end, I also use a Diamond knot to end the loop, works great!
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NSA, totally off topic here, but that pic makes it look like the G10 is pretty aggressively textured. Is that the case? 0 -
TB, I would agree. I'm sure it was the intent based on the environment & users it was primarily marketed toward. really like it so far. was just messing around with a lanyard due to being on that paracord kick lately. not much a of a lanyard guy myself. 0 -
I went for a couple of Schmuckatelli - too busy to sit and tie my own- 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Trailboss:
NSA, totally off topic here, but that pic makes it look like the G10 is pretty aggressively textured. Is that the case?
Hey TB,
I think HK AXIS 14715 also have somewhat harsh G10. I rubbed with 100 grit sand paper to keep my jeans from being trashed.
Unless you are wearing EMT uniform, it might help being aggressive.
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Lanyard or not - very nice! 0 -
I like to employ a lanyard on my knives when I'm going to be working around water (or any place else where there Is danger of my knife falling someplace I can't retrieve it)...and sometimes they just look cool !--LOL 0 -
Agree! I started this mostly because of the knot work and beads made by you talented folks! Also please see the Lanyards & Fobs thread at out friends at EDC forums .com 0 -
I personally like having a lanyard attached. Maybe if I was doing anything tactical like when I was in the Army, I'd opt to use the clip. Most of the time though I'm just rushing out the house to school and shove it in my pocket. The lanyard serves another function as well as just a quick way to pull out. As my new EDC I take it everywhere, unfortunately because I can't carry my firearm on campus and people going wide eyed when they see a knife, the lanyard is as inconspicuous as any other part of your clothing. If a situation was to arise where I had to defend myself, a quick whip across the face with the bolts would probably surprise and definitely hurt as hell whoever I was dealing with. Giving me time for the next move. Of course there is a chance of some smart ass trying to pull it out of my pocket, but trust me, I'm a highly Dysfunctional Veteran and such actions would not be met with a favorable result for said person. 
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I use it as a pull tab on smaller knives/multitools, to aid in taking it out of the sheath. This is especially helpful in the winter when I have thicker gloves on. I usually use zipper pulls instead of "lanyards" (small knife, small lanyard).
Other pluses: some knives do not have a pocket clip; bright colors can help find a dark knife which was dropped in the grass or misplaced in darker environments.
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I made this lanyard with two diamond knots, first one is used to catch with your pinky to aid in drawing the knife and the end of the lanyard also ends in a diamond knot, the celtic bead will slide up to your wrist and act as a keeper
also you will see that just before the first diamond knot, I used a whipping tie to keep the lanyard from flopping around and getting into the path of the blade, makes it much cleaner and safer.
Same with my Triage, I change it to this style also;
and here it's shown with the celtic bead slid up to my wrist.
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/|\ I like them too, but don't like the metal beads. While metal beads look great, I prefer plastic ( wood good too) as they are less likely to scratch the knife if bead & knife make contact.
Nice knots!
I also like bright pull tabs on small knife can also give extra finger grip on small knife.
EMS sells thin 100lbs test cord which is a great alternative to para cord for some uses.0
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