lanyards

I've been carrying this CRKT Squid on the actual inside of my pants (clipped around the hip area), and because of the deep carry clip, only the little lanyard sticks out:

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The setup works very well. I don't feel the knife at all (as I would if it were lower down, clipped inside a pocket), it doesn't take up any pocket space, and it's perfectly accessible.
 
Charlie Mike said:
A lanyard is a necessity on a wave draw folder.
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Actually, it isn't. I never had any problems deploying the blade on my waved Emersons, and none of them had lanyards. They might be your preference; and one might argue that they are an improvement...but a lanyard is not necessary.
 
hhmoore said:
Actually, it isn't. I never had any problems deploying the blade on my waved Emersons, and none of them had lanyards. They might be your preference; and one might argue that they are an improvement...but a lanyard is not necessary.
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Just ask the friends that almost got a knife thrown at them while I was demonstrating the wave, hahaha!

Although that could have possibly been more a result of my intoxicated state than a lack of lanyard...
 
hhmoore said:
Actually, it isn't. I never had any problems deploying the blade on my waved Emersons, and none of them had lanyards. They might be your preference; and one might argue that they are an improvement...but a lanyard is not necessary.
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Since you didn't say one way or the other, with all due respect I have to ask...You have TRIED it with lanyards as well, right? And feel more secure without a lanyard for a successful wave draw every time?

For me, the addition of a lanyard to a waved folder makes it MUCH easier, and even a shade FASTER, to draw . More importantly it provides near 100% assurance of a successful draw as you suddenly have a "handle" extension that is at or beyond the little finger for grip....as opposed to only having a finger/thumb hold on the butt of the knife as it is pulled from the pocket. Over time I have failed to draw correctly numerous times due to fingers slipping on a non-lanyard knife or the awkwardness of doing so.

I wouldn't even carry a waved folder without a good lanyard if I wanted to feel confident in a good draw every time.

As an example, I've had a thread for a while in the Cold Steel forum wanting suggestions on how to lanyard a Ti-Lite due to its lack of a lanyard hole. This knife is very waveable but with no lanyard such a draw still fails at times due to the tenuous grip of only finger and thumb on the very butt-end of the knife. This is especially true with deep carry clips as you are only pinching the butt of the knife with thumb and finger. Add a little sweat and it's even harder.

To each their own though.....
 
never used a ti-lite 4 so im not sure if it still works, but instead of directly waving the knife out of the pocket ill often hike the knife up to get a strong 3-4 finger grip and wave from there. might not be quite as fast but im much more sure that i wont pin the guy behind me to the wall, for me its a good trade off and i cant imagine too many situations where you need to wave a folder with no warning. again, not sure if it would work on the 4 inch but on the 6 inch it works great, just my .02
 
dreadnought customs said:
never used a ti-lite 4 so im not sure if it still works, but instead of directly waving the knife out of the pocket ill often hike the knife up to get a strong 3-4 finger grip and wave from there. might not be quite as fast but im much more sure that i wont pin the guy behind me to the wall, for me its a good trade off and i cant imagine too many situations where you need to wave a folder with no warning. again, not sure if it would work on the 4 inch but on the 6 inch it works great, just my .02
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Thanks. And yeah, I do that too with the 4". Still not as good as a lanyard though is it. I agree, it's not a necessity but would be nice.

I don't worry about it so much on my Ti-Lite 6" as there's so much more knife to grip in the first place. Just have to be sure nothing living is directly behind me with that one.

I swear I'm going to drill them soon. There's room for a lanyard hole between the tip and backspacer of each but it'll have to be dead-on, no margin for error which is what's kept me from drilling them already..
 
Sonnydaze said:
I like a lanyard on a small fixed blade carried in a pocket-sheath. I don't use them on folders, as I seem to get a clipped folder out pretty easily.
I have NEVER tied one...but I do admire nice ones...would like to tie some leather ones...
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Are these both JK Knives?
 
Man some of the lanyard holes are so small on these knives that you can't get anything but gutted cord in them
 
Tie em myself......not too good!!
With deep carry clips I like them a lot! Gotta get some nice beads now!
 

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gonebad395 said:
Man some of the lanyard holes are so small on these knives that you can't get anything but gutted cord in them
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Try pulling out the paracord inner threads and using a match or flame to seal and harden the end. You can then get them through most lanyard holes.

Mike
 
For small lanyard holes, I use some 325 or 95 paracord (found it at Hobby Lobby). That can then be integrated with some 550 cord.

I often make paracord beads which are Turk's head knots. Youtube has some tutorials on how to make them. If i remember correctly, first saw them on a Ranger Pace bead tutorial. If you gut the paracord first, you can make a smaller compact bead. Sometimes I'll add one or two glow in the dark paracord beads to a lanyard.


Ric
 
EChoil said:
Since you didn't say one way or the other, with all due respect I have to ask...You have TRIED it with lanyards as well, right? And feel more secure without a lanyard for a successful wave draw every time?

For me, the addition of a lanyard to a waved folder makes it MUCH easier, and even a shade FASTER, to draw . More importantly it provides near 100% assurance of a successful draw as you suddenly have a "handle" extension that is at or beyond the little finger for grip....as opposed to only having a finger/thumb hold on the butt of the knife as it is pulled from the pocket. Over time I have failed to draw correctly numerous times due to fingers slipping on a non-lanyard knife or the awkwardness of doing so.

I wouldn't even carry a waved folder without a good lanyard if I wanted to feel confident in a good draw every time.

As an example, I've had a thread for a while in the Cold Steel forum wanting suggestions on how to lanyard a Ti-Lite due to its lack of a lanyard hole. This knife is very waveable but with no lanyard such a draw still fails at times due to the tenuous grip of only finger and thumb on the very butt-end of the knife. This is especially true with deep carry clips as you are only pinching the butt of the knife with thumb and finger. Add a little sweat and it's even harder.

To each their own though.....
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My (ONLY) point was that they aren't a necessity...I have no interest in debating whether a lanyard makes deploying a waved knife easier or more consistent - I don't doubt either claim. I haven't carried a waved knife in probably 12 years; so anything beyond what I specifically stated would be speculation.
Apparently, my methods of drawing a knife is different than many people's, though; as I never end up with a fingertip grip on the butt end. I reach into the pocket with my thumb and hook the clip with my index finger...as the clip clears the pocket, a little pressure gives me a secure grip. There may be some slight variations according to what I'm carrying; but I've been doing it so long I don't even think about it.
 
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I use a combination of 110 & gutted 550 on my fobs, especially for those knives with really small holes.
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Sometimes I'll even use the inside strands in combination with 110 paracord. They make for a softer, more flexible fob.
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