SAK Farmer Lanyard Trick

[11x11x]

I'm testing this as a quasi-safety for the blade on my SAK Farmer.

My lanyard is ungutted 550 cord, and I leave the knot only semi-tight so it full/large.


I open the blade. And undue the hitch, pulling the knot into the SAKs key-ring. I then pull up the cord around the front of the knife.



I then put my finger through the loop, and pulled the cord tight over my knuckles.




Keeping tension is important. I adjusted the knot so that the cord fit tighter around my hand. This gives a little added insurance against the blade folding over onto my hands. Once or twice the cord slipped up on the blade, but it was my error. Also, I was making power cuts w/out having to choke up on the blade. Give it a try -




Afterwards, slip the cord back over the knot, and you have your lanyard back.

 

[k_estela]

Seems like a decent trick but I'm concerned the looped end is applying pressure to a joint where leverage is working against it. If the looped end hooked onto the tip of the blade (impossible I know), it would more securely hold it in place. I'll have to mess around with this later and see how it works out.

 

[udtjim]

ME too

 

[11x11x]

I only mention this as a quasi-safety. It should not be treated like a locking-mechanism.

I whittled for awhile, and like it. Mainly because it gets the lanyard out of the way (I love lanyards, but they can sometimes be annoying).

It may be more trouble then its worth, I'll have to give it more time.*

*I repeated the process a few times, and it gets easy to do real quick. It removes that play/slack from when you intially go to close the blade, and the spring isn't applying pressure yet.

Its possible that the keyring may stress. But not if proper care is used.

It may be useful when the handle/hands get wet and slippery to keep a better grip.

I going to keep playing with it.

 

[the gimp]

Looks like a good idea. Any added insurance against a blade folding on fingers is a good thing IMO. It is one of the reasons I switched to a larger locking swiss knife. I also agree that lanyards can often get in the way while using a knife.