neck knife cord

Joe Calton

Joe Calton

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After hearing about how much folks like their neck knives, I decided to give one a try. Should be finishing it up in a few days, and was wondering what everyone likes for the cord that goes around you neck.

I have some kydex, and made a press, but have only made one sheath with it, and was not able to get the snap fit, probably due to that knife not having anything for the kydex to grip onto. will see how this one goes.

but my question on the cord, I would think that it needs to be strong enough to resist the action of the kydex, yet not so strong as to strangle someone if it gets hung up on something.

what do you use?
 
I use parracord. First I take the strands out of the middle then I melt one end and make it so that the first inch is still that end gets inserted into the opposite end
and then I carefully melt the other end it will kinda shrink wrap around the other peace if you do it right it will hold up for removing a knife but a really hard pull will pull it apart hope this helps chris
 
Ok, so paracord, and the conection as the weak link.

Ill give that a try. The para should be wide enough so it doesnt cut into your neck, and should hold up well to repeated sweat soakings. But i hadnt thought of using the connections as a breakaway safety device.

Thanks guys!!
 
I use Beaded chain, and i will gut paracord and fish small chain through but would never tie a knot just a light melt.
 
GTH11 said:
I use Beaded chain, and i will gut paracord and fish small chain through but would never tie a knot just a light melt.
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This^ But I just melt the end of the cord around the last bead on both ends, so just the connector is showing and the cord doesn't move around. If that makes sense.
Looks nice like paracord, but the safety of the beaded chain(dog tag chain)
 
I agree, fused paracord.

It is easy to customize the length and safe to wear if fused.
 
I'm probably in the minority here, but I never quite understood the safety concerns with using paracord for a neck lanyard.
What exactly are you going to get it caught on where it might actually strangle you to death, if it even gets caught in the first place?

If by a 1 in a million chance it does get snagged on something, you have a knife close by to cut it... right? :confused:

For those that say it could get wrapped up in a machine, you shouldn't be wearing even a beaded chain around rotating equipment, much less paracord, even with a safety toggle of some kind.

Otherwise, I'm of the mindset that I don't want something that might inadvertently come loose and cause me to lose an expensive knife.
 
I'm not particularly worried about it, either, but it's not a problem the way I do it. The toggles that I use have higher retention than the sheath (but lower than your head), so there's no risk of them coming undone at random. They also allow for easy adjustment, so I don't feel like I've lost anything by using them.

- Chris
 
Knifetoagunfight: I agree with you, but as a kid I did get pulled off a horse by a low branch and actually hung by my neck by a necklace stuck on a branch (stub). The stupid leather necklace (70's) didn't break and I did a very unlikely and heroic pullup to unhook it. One in a million chance but crap, that was a sucky 15 seconds.

I still don't bother to have breakaway straps very often (the odds really are astronomical) but when I do, I like to use shrinkwrap over knots on each end of parcord. Usually I only bother to do breakaway cords for kids. I make flashlight necklaces for nieces and nephews when we're camping.

Edit: forgot to add, anything I make that will take a cord, I make sure it at least fits 550 parcord. Eventually someone will want to use that.
 
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