Paracord wrapping techniques

[peripatew]

So I finally got some paracord. I'm wanting to make wrap a knife handle in it, and also make some "danglies" on existing knives. I realize that dangly is completely anti-survival, but I can't think of a better work, other than "fob".

I'd like a wrist strap (unless this is a dumb idea for some reason), but I'd also like a way to have a decent amount of cord on the knife (on the handle or hanging from a hole on the handle) so I could have some emergency stash.

Are there any good howtos out there?

Luke

 

[Jos]

http://www.striderknives.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=29

 

[peripatew]

Thanks! Any guesses on the length of this cord?

 

[DeadeyeLefty]

'Lanyard' is the word you're looking for. Uncle Google will show you how to tie a bunch of different patterns.

EDIT: on reading this later, it sounded like it could be taken as condescending. It's not meant that way at all.

 

[nemoaz]

http://www.therangerdigest.com/Tips___Tricks/PARA-CORD_KNIFE_HANDLE/body_para-cord_knife_handle.html

And this guys is the guru: http://stormdraneslanyard.blogspot.com/

 

[Jos]

Thanks! Any guesses on the length of this cord?

The honest answer is "I don't know", because I never tried it. I could try unwrapping my strider and see how long the paracord is...

The "smart" answer is: long enough!

 

[soccergod04]

Most sources I've found say that as a general rule you want to have a foot of cord per inch of handle to be wrapped.

 

[johnny reb]

I use paracord for boot laces, and I leave them real long. They wrap around my ankles about half a dozen times, but there is plenty there.