Lanyards. Yes? No? Pics?

[guitar1580]

Very nice lanyards, folks. Jason, very creative with the rattle. Franz, nice peices too. I like the metal bushings, and really like the one with dark & light blue. Do you know what that knot is called?

I'm just learning too, and have been experimenting with monkey fists of different sizes and shapes. Most of my Buck lockbacks and edc 112 don't have lanyard holes, so I rarely use them on knives, but I can see where they can be useful to get a better grip on a small knife.

I do like the one on my 2AA Fenix light for retrieving from the pocket, or on keyrings, or hanging from the rear view mirror, or attached to ceiling fan & fluorescent light switch pulls. I mostly just like making things out of paracord, and my friends like when I give them an item. It's great stuff, and it's a satisfying feeling to see the finished project, especially if it was a time consuming one.

JT

Steeler colors & an older Buck 503 that I carry

Lanyards on my Marlin spike knives

 

[PJ Garrison]

Bladescout whats that atachment called? (The one that looks like a phone cord)

As he mentioned, the "phone cord" is a lanyard. This type is often used because the springiness of the cord keeps it out of the way until needed. They use the same type on military pistols for retention.

I believe the stubby little paracord ones would be "fobs" rather than lanyards. Although the term fob originally meant something more like a lanyard that was attached at both ends (like the old fashioned watch fob), more recently it has been used to indicate a short, unattached item, like the common knife-pull or a keyring (not the ring, but the decorative thing attached to it, often referred to as a key-fob). Fobs are generally just decorative, or used to add a little extra grip when pulling something from the pocket.