Introducing the "Bushcraft Lanyard" -

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Now you've seen it all. Some more light humor.

What bushcrafting rig would be complete w/out the bushcraft lanyard? 1) Start w/ a long piece of cord 2) Tie a barrel knot closest to the lanyard hole, but allowing yourself enough slack for making adjustments 3) Knot off the two end pieces -







The bushcraft lanyard should be set to allow you to comfortably slide in your naked hand. By having some extra slack it can be losened for fitting leather gloves, etc. When the barrel knot is tightened down for bushcrafting mode, the cord becomes unobtrusive. It can be choked up on for making secure snap cuts and chopping. Plus if you should drop you blade, it will swing away in what I found to be a more controlled manner. Theres many possiblities here folks. -









Loosened for gloves -



The bushcraft lanyard can also be locked onto a belt loop for secure hold in pants pocket, etc -



Not sold in stores, but worth a try -

 
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That's a great lanyard. i keep a short lanyard on my SAK Farmers, but they usually end up getting cut when I close the knife.
 
I like it, but I do not know I would like it on all of my lanyarded(?) knives. Some of them it would work for sure, some I am not sure about.
 
I like it, now to see if i've got some spare cord lying about.........
 
Thats nice. I like the bearthedog lanyard method for choppers - this is where the cord loop held on the thumb, cord wrapped across the back of the hand and handle in hand. This really secures the hand to the blade. If you drop the knife, the blade swings away from your forearm rather into the your forearm.

For smaller knives, I've gone on to a smaller pinky finger loop. Stick your pinky finger in there and it keeps your hand from sliding up the blade.

Another use for a lanyard. Keep a few lanyards in orange paracord or bright blue for use in the woods. That little spec of color helps to track your knife when you've set in on the ground. Specially when it is sporting green mircata and a camo blade ;)
 
KGD, do you have a picture showing the lanyard your talking about for large choppers. Thanks
 
Pretty nice! I've actaully gone in the opposite direction using a "pinky" lanyard...I'll have to post pictures and reasoning later...

ROCK6
 
dbltap45acp said:
KGD, do you have a picture showing the lanyard your talking about for large choppers. Thanks
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Surprising not many. But here it goes just a big loop. End of the loop is wrapped around thump, paracord wrapped around the back hand and then you grip the knife. The trick is to not make the loop to tight or too loose.

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Sweet, thanks. I have gone back and forth on lanyards. I put them and take them off eventuly. But on my large choppers like my NMFBM and so on I think its a must. I just need to find whats comfortable.
 
Ok, so for the knot-impaired among us (I'm no master baiter...er... fisherman), how about a how-to on the barrel knot?
 
I watched a couple of videos on making a barrel not but still confused on how you made this lanyard all together. can you make video or a how-to? I think I REALLY could get some use out of this type of lanyard even for something as simple as a camera lanyard
 
While I certainly like have wrist lanyards on my pocketkniven, I prefer being able to remove them from the SAKs sometimes, like when using the screwdrivers, 'cause otherwise the lanyard wraps around the SD while I'm using it. For the SAKs, this means the lanyard is just a big loop.
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Matt in Tx
 
This "Bushcraft Lanyard" is a great idea. I have got learn how to make me some.

Thanks for sharing.
 
kgd said:
Thats nice. I like the bearthedog lanyard method for choppers - this is where the cord loop held on the thumb, cord wrapped across the back of the hand and handle in hand. This really secures the hand to the blade. If you drop the knife, the blade swings away from your forearm rather into the your forearm.

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I think Lofty Wiseman probably used that technique before bearthedog.....no offense bear !;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMLI6BhFV2c
 
tknife said:
That's a great lanyard. i keep a short lanyard on my SAK Farmers, but they usually end up getting cut when I close the knife.
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Since i tend to use SAK models with end mounted phillips - and use the other tools often- i find that a lanyard is a mixed blessing. The answer is a snap hook on the lanyard. Unhook when I need to, hook it on when I want the security.
 
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