Paracord Lanyards?

I have no use for a 'fob', but I lose everything that isn't tied to myself. :) So nearly every knife I carry has a bail and lanyard.
 
So, I'm a longtime knife user, but I'm really new to the idea of having a fob with a bead on it on a knife. Is there a good website which would teach someone how to tie one of those like we're seeing in this thread? The beads are cool too, I'll need to find out where I can get one to experiment with.
 
Quiet said:
So, I'm a longtime knife user, but I'm really new to the idea of having a fob with a bead on it on a knife. Is there a good website which would teach someone how to tie one of those like we're seeing in this thread? The beads are cool too, I'll need to find out where I can get one to experiment with.
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YouTube is your friend. With a little patience, you can make almost any lanyard of any variation so long as you follow the steps and tighten correctly. One of my favorite channels is TyingItAllTogether, or TIAT. He has hundreds of videos and even recently released a book on Amazon all about paracord.
 
Flygrain said:
This is kinda why I started the thread. I'm seeing these little decorative paracord leashes and wasn't sure how they were useful. I can see now how they may be for drawing a small knife. I was thinking of serious dirty work knife use, like skinning game where things can get messy and slippery, at which point I think a full loop lanyard you could snug around your wrist would be real helpful in keeping the knife tightly gripped. I agree with manowar that a lanyard is a connection between a tool and you. I would actually like to make a paracord lanyard with an adjustable wrist loop. Not having much luck finding instructions on making one. Any ideas?
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Quick youtube video on adjustable lanyard (not mine):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETRiT3jquLQ

As for a lanyard to tie the knife to your belt, any length of cord will do. Clips on the ends make it more convenient. I've used the retractable badge lanyards while fishing from my kayak, and that works pretty well, and keeps the lanyard out of your way when fishing or paddling.
 
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I see why many people like lanyards and they have grown on me. I could do without them just fine and usually do, but they can be a nice touch for looks.
 
Im not a huge fan of them, but i do have them on my small penny knives for an added area to grab. thankfully they are easy to make

I also have one or two camp knives that have Orange lanyards on them for visual/safety purposes
 
JustinWatts said:
YouTube is your friend. With a little patience, you can make almost any lanyard of any variation so long as you follow the steps and tighten correctly. One of my favorite channels is TyingItAllTogether, or TIAT. He has hundreds of videos and even recently released a book on Amazon all about paracord.
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Hey, that is awesome! Thank you for pointing me in the right direction! I am hoping to try my hand at making a few lanyards for various knives I have to see if I can make them as well as those which have been pictured in multiple knife-pr0n threads here.
 
I generally don't use them, but I do have them tied onto a few of mine. I like them on shorter knives, as it does give a little something extra to give a fuller-feeling grip. I also have them tied to a couple of knives that I typically keep in my bag (rather than pocket). I've found having a short lanyard helps when fishing around in my bag for the knife. I don't have any purely decorative lanyards on my knives.
 
I actually learned and made a couple cobra stitch paracord lanyards today. I pretty much made the stitch over a loop that can be drawn to size. you can throw the loop over your wrist and draw it tight by sliding the cobra stitch.. Pretty neat really!
 
I'm not a fan of lanyards at all. If I'm outside and working in an area where I could drop my knife and potentially lose it - then a lanyard makes sense to me.

But for EDC at home and around town? I have no need for a lanyard. The first thing I did with my Sebenza 21 was take the lanyard off and I haven't regretted it at all.
 
On folders, I like a lanyard for extra grip if I'm carrying tip-up and there isn't much knife sticking out of the pocket. Tip-down, no.

For fixed blades, I have exactly one fixed blade which is equipped with a lanyard: my Cold Steel Gurkha Kukri. I very much want the extra safety the lanyard offers, and I absolutely do not want to be losing mine, since it's an old Carbon V model that I paid quite a bit for. For my other fixed blades, no lanyard, thanks.
 
I always think they look neat in people's pictures, but in practical day-to-day use I find they get in my way.

The only knfie I like a lanyard on is the Victorinox Cadet because it's so small.

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I like "decorative" lanyards, especially since i've been making my own. They give more character to the knife and make it more my own in addition to being very easy to draw from my pocket, theres also some pride involved when somebody asks about a lanyard sticking out of my pocket and I can say that I made it. I dont put them on fixed blades, they just get in the way (sometimes I use the ones that you put your wrist through for my bowies) but they are preferred on knives like benchmade 275, spyderco para 2, manix 2, manix 2 xl, ladybug and manbug which on the smaller knives lanyards offer more grip.
 
I have several smaller knives, both fixed and folders with fobs. different styles and even one with ranger beads (hex nuts on paracord) as the "pull". Mostly for decoration effect. I dont like a "loop" lanyard due to snagging. Most of my fixed blades have a simple length of cord passing thru the hole with a slide of some kind attached so that the cord is "open" most of the time. If needed, the slide is moved out to the end of the cord to create a loop of the needed size to wrap around the wrist, arm, thumb etc. Slide can be a bead, nut or rubber faucet washer etc. Not an original idea but it works for me. Easy to remove or thread and not bulky like the traditional cow hitch method.
 
I like a lanyard when I'm thinking of using a knife in the context of a tool. For self defense purposes, they just get in the way. When I don't have a lanyard I usually have a small pull made out of paracord. Clipped tip down in my back pocket the pull makes it really easy to pull the knife out. Also never know when you might need some cord to tie something. Reflective paracord for when I'm out hunting, I've recovered at least 3 knives because they had one. Damn twigs and bushes like to snag all the expensive stuff.
 
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