Do you use a lanyard?

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I was wondering how many guys use a lanyard. I use one near water but not otherwise. I like the pix where the lanyard is short and braided. But, what purpose does it serve (other than looking really cool)? ft
 
Use one all the time, it helps me grab the knife from my pocket and looks cool too.:D
 
I have a hangman's noose lanyard on two knives... one came with the knife that I bought from a fellow forumite. It isn't that functional, more for looks... and will probably get taken off. The second is on a small fixed blade I bought. This one has a somewhat bulky hangman's noose made out of a rawhide strip, which functions as an addition of length to the handle. Plus it looks sorta cool too. But definately function over form. I have never put one on a folder... most of mine are slipjoints.
Mongo
 
I havent yet, but thanks to Jazzman's suggestion, I am going to attempt a CR style knot on the end of my Spyderco Mouse to give my poor pinky a perch.
 
Yes, I have them on my Sebenza, Victorinox, several small fixed blades and neck knives.

They give me some additional security for "drop prevention" while fly fishing and arround water.

Most are simple hangman's noose some are braided 4 strand fobs.

Regards,
FK
 
I don't use lanyards. I have never found a good reason to have one on any of my knives. I do agree that if I was to go fishing then I would add one to my knife!
 
The one designated as a camping knife has a lanyard on it.
Otherwise, they don't.
 
A larger one with a loop is a good safety device if you work too much with your hands and have problems with your grip strength of numbness in your hands. With a dull knife not as big a deal but, with a sharp custom knife - watch out :eek:
 
I used to put a lanyard on my neck knives and it was handy when withdrawing them from the sheath. I had one come loose when lifting some logs and used my chest to hold the end of the log for a second, and some how it pulled the knife from the sheath. It went all the way to the ground and I didn't notice it till I was home (30 miles away). When I went back a few days later, the area had been cleaned up and it was gone :(. No more lanyards for me, at least for neck knives. I used a round 4 plait for the fob, which is the simplest one to use and you don't have to tie a knot in it. It will braid back into the loop at the end. I used to have a large case trapper that had a hole in the end and I made a sheath for it and put the lanyard on that one. It helped out a lot when drawing it from the sheath.
I would say that it would depend on what and how you want to carry as to whether you would have a lanyard.
 
A small hang mans knot (unattached) to get my folder out of my pocket with ease.

James
 
I use a curled up(hang mans noose) one to help me draw the my knives from their sheaths or my pocket, I use it uncurled when I don't want to drop my knife, i.e. around water, up on a ladder, or in a tree, or when there are people working below me.
Kyle Fuglesten
 
A short 'lanyard' used to extract the knife from its sheath is more properly called a 'fob', I think. They used to be popular for pocket watches carried in a vest, so you could fish 'em out without having to go digging in your pocket. I've got one on my Roselli that lives in a deep leather dangle style sheath. A lanyard is longer and is used to attach the knife to your belt or button or even to loop around the neck, so it doesn't get lost or dropped overboard. I use one occasionally when boating if I'm going to be using the knife in the boat, but they can be hazardous as noted above and in some other posts. If the lanyard gets caught on something it can snake the knife right out of the sheath, and razor sharp blades flailing around on the end of a thong tend to elevate my level of anxiety somewhat.:D
 
I use lanyards on large blades that see chopping duty and I use a fob on my Axis AFCK(and any tip up carry folder that may see pocket carry) to aid in retrieval from the pocket. I have the first edition Axis AFCK that only came with tip up carry as an option. I seem to have a problem getting tip up folders out of my pocket and the fob has helped a great deal.


All the best,
Mike U.
 
I have a lanyard/fob/whatever on my knives mostly because they look good. The one I have on my Protech Runt is there to give some extra length to the handle. On my other knives, they're there mainly for looks, but I could always undo the hangman's knot and loop it around my wrist if I'm ever around water (which isn't very often).
 
Little fobs for pocket knives are very popular in México, I tie decorative knots and have made quite a few fancy fobs for friends SAKs, most people want them about 1 or 1.5 inches long, they are used to pull the knife out of the belt pouch. I tend to prefer them longer and with a loop, so I can hang my SAK from a small carabiner on my belt and keep the knife in my pocket.

On larger knives and fixed blades I like a lanyard where I can slip a couple of fingers in or use it "over the hand and throuh the thumb".

There are a couple other threads about lanyards going aroud.
 
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