Recommendation? On lanyard?

[PheonixKingZ]

Wanting to add a lanyard on my Gerber STL 2.0. It’s very small, and I have large hands. What is the best material, and how do I go about doing this? Pictures coming soon...

(I was thinking paracord?)

 

[ruddyduck]

Buy whatever color of 550 paracord you want, watch a few youtube videos on how to tie a paracord lanyard, then go to town. Pick whichever weave you like best.

 

[AntDog]

Paracord, and go to this website:

https://www.animatedknots.com/

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Did really see anything that I liked on that website, when I used the searches “Knife Lanyard” and “Lanyard”.

That one “Cobra Knot”, looked a bit thick to me. I just want something thin.

Here is the knife:
7F29D895-EE36-4B5F-9B34-08DC6DAE5286 by PheonixKingZ ., on Flickr

 

[LEGION 12]

Did really see anything that I liked on that website, when I used the searches “Knife Lanyard” and “Lanyard”.

That one “Cobra Knot”, looked a bit thick to me. I just want something thin.

Here is the knife:
7F29D895-EE36-4B5F-9B34-08DC6DAE5286 by PheonixKingZ ., on Flickr

There are dozens of these videos .

 

[JAB]

Have a look at this thread: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/the-official-lanyard-thread.1460544/

 

[Eversion]

The most common knots to use are snake knots (easy), noose knots (aka coil knots), and diamond knots (difficult).

550 paracord will work great. Tossing on something to serve is a lanyard bead is not required, but makes it look more unique.

The orange here one uses a noose knot with the ends trimmed off. The other has a couple snake knots and one diamond knot on the end.

You can even do something very simple, like the loop on this leather lanyard. It'll still work.

 

[Danke42]

Instructables is a good spot for this too. It's pretty easy to do when you get the pattern down.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Have a look at this thread: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/the-official-lanyard-thread.1460544/

Yes! Something like the OP of that thread, post #1. (The one with the grey paracord)

There are dozens of these videos .

If you posted something on YouTube, I can’t view it - it is restricted on my device.

 

[Eversion]

If you posted something on YouTube, I can’t view it - it is restricted on my device.

School computer, I'm guessing? It's a YouTube video, yeah.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I like the look of the snake knots, I’ll see if I can find a tutorial online.

 

[trevitrace]

The most common knots to use are snake knots (easy), noose knots (aka coil knots), and diamond knots (difficult).

550 paracord will work great. Tossing on something to serve is a lanyard bead is not required, but makes it look more unique.

The orange here one uses a noose knot with the ends trimmed off. The other has a couple snake knots and one diamond knot on the end. View attachment 1418882

You can even do something very simple, like the loop on this leather lanyard. It'll still work.

View attachment 1418883

Diamond knot isn't too bad if you tie a carrick bend first.

 

[Eversion]

Diamond knot isn't too bad if you tie a carrick bend first.

A diamond knot certainly isn't that bad, but a novice is definitely going to struggle a little bit until they get it.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Should I be concerned that when I put the cord through the knife, and when the blade is closed, that the blade is almost touching the cord?

I was thinking this could be bad if it cut the cord? (Pictures take forever to upload, sorry, no pictures...)

 

[Eversion]

Should I be concerned that when I put the cord through the knife, and when the blade is closed, that the blade is almost touching the cord?

I was thinking this could be bad if it cut the cord? (Pictures take forever to upload, sorry, no pictures...)

If it's almost touching or just barely touching, there's no problem. Most open back construction knives get pretty close to touching the blade to cordage.

 

[bflying]

Diamond knot isn't too bad if you tie a carrick bend first.

I followed @Gary W. Graley 's tutorial for diamond knots. Not bad for a beginner if you take your time. Still can't do them from memory. Most of mine are simple coils (noose knots?). But I really do like the diamond ball at the end on knives I extract from the pocket regularly.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Ok, so it seems to be OK. I have the knots tied and all, but how to I finish it off!? The tutorial I found was like for a craft thingy, lol:

It does really look good so far. I got the length right, just don’t know to finish it.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Sorry, here is what I have now:
FA05F6B0-EA7F-4A23-B83C-899B788DAC1F by PheonixKingZ ., on Flickr

So how do I finish it off?

 

[GermanyChris]

Did really see anything that I liked on that website, when I used the searches “Knife Lanyard” and “Lanyard”.

That one “Cobra Knot”, looked a bit thick to me. I just want something thin.

Here is the knife:
7F29D895-EE36-4B5F-9B34-08DC6DAE5286 by PheonixKingZ ., on Flickr

Does that Thinkpad run Linux? Thinkpads like knives deserve some diy love

 

[PheonixKingZ]

If you meant “LUMIX”, then yes, it’s a ThinkPad LUMIX T470s.

It was just a good back drop at the time, lol.