Best style lanyards and where to buy them?

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Will someone point me in the right area to find out more about lanyards and a good source for buying them?

I've seen allot of different styles and colors. My main use for them will be to not loose my knife, not have it slip out of my hane and hit the floor and survival uses.

What are your experiances with the many choices out there?

Thank You
 
Buy 550 cord, youtube search, "how to make a knife lanyard" walah you can make about a boatload of them with a couple hundred feet :D I just did it
 
The best lanyards are ones you make yourself. they are relatively easy to make and paracord is pretty cheap online or I get a lot at Hobby Lobby or other places like that. Even Walmart has some stuff. They you can buy the cool beads to put on them. I made a couple "beads" myself with some copper wire wraped around a screwdriver.
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BladeCommander said:
The best lanyards are ones you make yourself. they are relatively easy to make and paracord is pretty cheap online or I get a lot at Hobby Lobby or other places like that. Even Walmart has some stuff. They you can buy the cool beads to put on them. I made a couple "beads" myself with some copper wire wraped around a screwdriver.
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That is a very cool idea for old copper wire heading toward the dumpster !! What I'm looking at are the Beetles and Monkey Balls or whatever there called :confused:

But my main purpose would be to help me to not loose the knife or drop it on my stone floors while looking them over or just playing with them. Adding as many usefull survival items inside them also would be a nice addition (fire starting, whistle's, lead weight). A possible wrist attachment, hook, or longer corded lanyard is a nice idea also.

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BladeCommander said:
The best lanyards are ones you make yourself.
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What he said!
You'll never get them close enough to the handle to be of any real use otherwise!

If you want the as a "fashion accessoire" go ahead and buy anything you like ;)

As always: YMMV! :)
 
The item on BladeCommander's knife is a fob, not a lanyard. Very cool example by the way.

A true lanyard, to keep you from dropping or losing your knife, is IMO a very bad idea. With a lanyard you now have a very sharp cutting device swinging around your soft body parts completely out of control. Very, very, bad idea. IMO. If you happen to lose control of a knife the best option is to just let it hit the ground. Move your foot out of the way if possible. :)
 
Sometimes I like to use the plastic snap clips (Nexus) on my lanyards so that I can attach it to a belt loop. The lanyard is just long enough so that my knife is suspended in my pocket.

I made a paracord fob for my SAK that is a sinnet which can easily be undone if you need some paracord. I actually was glad I had it when my son's friend's luggage handle broke as they were leaving or a missions trip in the Dominican Republic. I was able to re secure the handle so it was functional.

Lanyards are a lot of fun to make.

Ric
 
As stated above, get some 550 paracord and some beads (I like skull beads!), and search YouTube for "how to" vids. I like the square sinnet (pictured):

 
And once you learn how to make 'em, you can make 'em any length you want:

 
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You can tie a loop large enough to fit around your wrist,

Look up Celtic ball knot.

There are two versions, single strand and double strand, and are not too hard to make.
Tie a single strand Celtic ball knot and leave the center open and thread your loop through then cinch the ball knot tight...it should slide up and down your loop so you can lock in on your wrist

http://www.paracord-projects.info/adjustable-paracord-wrist-lanyard-celtic-button-knot/

I figured it out myself after learning the ball knot you can do that or watch here this looks like what your looking for ! :)
 
Moved to Gadgets & Gear because General Knife Discussion is not Bladeforums all-purpose bulletin board.
 
I normally dislike lanyards on my knives. They look cool but when I actually use them they end up getting in my way more often then they help. Thats why when I feel I need one I use something super skinny and functional. Kelty TripTease LightLine FTW. Plus you get the added bonus of it being reflective when light hits it so if you are in the dark and lose track of your knife you can use your flashlight to easily spot it. This works especially well in water too.
 
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