Here's my two cents. I am having a hard time visualizing how you hold the thing with the fob, and when it becomes hard to visualize how a simple tool like a knife works, ... then that's a deal breaker. Something has gotten overthought.
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knife idea with lanyard as handle....been done?
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Here's my two cents. I am having a hard time visualizing how you hold the thing with the fob, and when it becomes hard to visualize how a simple tool like a knife works, ... then that's a deal breaker. Something has gotten overthought.
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I am a little bit confused as to the functionality of a design like this.
Would it just be a matter of removing the tang in favor of a small finger ring, so as to remove more steel in order to make the blade lighter?
Because I'd have to wonder how much paracord you'd need to really make it comfortable. And then at that point would it be lighter than a skeletonized knife of similar specs?
Would it just be a matter of removing the tang in favor of a small finger ring, so as to remove more steel in order to make the blade lighter?
Because I'd have to wonder how much paracord you'd need to really make it comfortable. And then at that point would it be lighter than a skeletonized knife of similar specs?
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Original S!K Necker I lanyard video:
[video=youtube;UKmI72N0TV8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKmI72N0TV8[/video]
Image from cazyfingers of the Necker I and a scale-less Necker II
Dirtdawg image, Necker I & II at bottom:
[video=youtube;UKmI72N0TV8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKmI72N0TV8[/video]
Image from cazyfingers of the Necker I and a scale-less Necker II
Dirtdawg image, Necker I & II at bottom:
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This is kind of a half and half, a Hard Edge Knives pocket fixed blade. Room for a couple fingers on the handle and then the paracord does a good job of filling out the rest. Not enough leverage for heavy tasks but sharp and nimble for light duties.
i agree. you never know til you get it in hand. its just such a simple design that it would be easy to try and since its my first time to make any sort of knife it just makes it a little more fun for me if its a little out of the box, ya know? and it obviously wont be for everyone, it wouldnt even be a niche, itd be more like a "sub-niche"
i actually just joined this place called makers space and they have all sorts of grinders and cnc machines there, even metalworking and forging. guys make their own damascus as well. gonna post pics of the facility in a sec...$50 a month and you have access to it all. laser engraving, 3 different types and powers of laser machines
Neat but doing that may make it appear that you are promoting them. Just something to be aware of.
Original S!K Necker I lanyard video:
yea, just like the one at the bottom except you put a big fob on the end so that it pressed against your pinky and makes the lanyard taught and stabilizes the blade more than just hanging onto the lanyard alone...and its not about weight, to the person talking about saving weight. its more about size and shape. just has a much smaller profile and it looks better than a skeletonized handle in my opinion
its non-profit, if that matters. i just think its cool. im not promoting anything. i didnt even say the city its located
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that's one of the most idiotic designs I've ever seen, so with the right "tactical utility edc" advertising it would probably sell a lot!
phew, that was good man. superrrr funny. i got two laughs from your post. obviously from what you said but also before that when i saw your screename