Another Vanguard Question

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I probably should have posted this with my other question but honestly it didn't cross my mind at the time.

Has anyone successfully added a lanyard to their Vanguard?

I really hate to mess up the knife by drilling into the butt of the handle or trying to rig something that looks just plain awful but a lanyard does tend to come in handy when working with a knife around water.
 
I know this doesn't answer your question but my first thought is that it would be better to just start with a more suitable knife ..... take a look at the 694 for example, full tang, slabbed rubber scales, and already has a lanyard hole. Other knives that come immediately to mind already having a lanyard hole are the 113 Ranger Skinner and the 403 Big Sky (discontinued but a knife I really like).

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SW, How talented are you at knife modifications? Or do you know a knife maker whom your friends with?
First, it can be done. It requires a handle redo. Remove the rear pin and pommel and add a longer pommel. One that would accomodate a lanyard hole. Then shape the new pommel to fit. Here's what I'm talking about. This one I did on a Buck 103. DM
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Outstanding work desert Dave. Love the red, white and blue. Talent and skill. A great combination. Thank you for posting this.
 
I think I may just end up buying another knife and not mess with this one. It's a 1992 or 93' model I think and one that I've had a long time and just never used.

I found it one Christmas on a clearance table at a Walmart. Ended up buying it and a Gerber fixed blade for $10 each. I think they were both displays because both had no boxes and only the Gerber had a sheath. Buck sent me a new sheath a few years ago and I just never got around to using the knife. I ended up selling the Gerber a year or two ago for way more than I payed for it. I think I'll just hang onto this one as it is for a while.

Thanks! SW
 
Souther, there is one with a lanyard hole. A simply drilled hole. I don't know how difficult the drilling is. I think somebody tried it out.

Haebbie

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Oregon, Thanks.
Haebbie, I don't know who drilled that hole to allow for a lanyard but it looks like they just about drilled thru the pin. Which with some tapping could allow the pommel to dislodge off the handle. May not happen but its close. The better location is low on the pommel so as to hit nothing. DM
 
A hole would be the simplest solution. Dave made an excellent call on knowing how the knife was built, to reduce risk of damage. I don't see any other way that doesn't involve major surgery.

Bob
 
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Neodymium magnet with lanyard attachment with rated pull in high range, N52, would work. I've seen suitable and left visitor msg with OP for coffee money. But then you have a supermagnet on your knife... Super strong magnets are potentially dangerous in the hands of all but a select few prepared users.

What I would try: •Dimensions: 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/2" (- 0.127" hole)
Hole perpendicular to magnetization direction
•Tolerances: ±0.004" x ±0.004" x ±0.004"
•Material: NdFeB, Grade N52
•Plating/Coating: Ni-Cu-Ni (Nickel)
•Magnetization Direction: Thru Thickness
•Weight: 0.482 oz. (13.67 g)
•Pull Force, Case 1: 21.48 lbs
•Pull Force, Case 2: 24.24 lbs
•Surface Field: 6451 Gauss
•Max Operating Temp: 176ºF (80ºC)
•Brmax: 14,800 Gauss
•BHmax: 52 MGOe

Link to "scare the cat" magnet project video, AKA Lenz motor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlRNkwlolyw&feature=youtu.be
 
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