What braid?

Tarponfly49 · Jul 18, 2011

What braid is used on the CRK lanyards with the beads? It's much different than the typical CRK braid/hangmans noose. Does anyone have a link to a tutorial? Thanks...

Haze · Jul 18, 2011

I think the one you want is a box stitch, I'm pretty sure I have seen them with a snake knot as well, both are very easy to do. You can find many a vid on youtube of how to tie them.

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blade man · Jul 19, 2011

It's not a box stitch, it's a snake knot.

I found this video by TIAT very helpful...it's how I learned to tie it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLxPyp9o7dU

livingmochila · Jul 19, 2011

Instructions can also be found on the CRK website, here is the link:

http://www.chrisreeve.com/knotright.htm

blade man · Jul 19, 2011

livingmochila said:
Instructions can also be found on the CRK website, here is the link:

http://www.chrisreeve.com/knotright.htm

That is not the knot the OP asked about...your link shows a coil knot....CRK is using a snake knot now, which is different from their older coil knot/hangman's noose.

Haze · Jul 20, 2011

blade man said:
It's not a box stitch, it's a snake knot.

I found this video by TIAT very helpful...it's how I learned to tie it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLxPyp9o7dU

The CRK lanyards I'm seeing at knifeart with the Ti beads are done with a box stitch.......

blade man · Jul 20, 2011

Oh....Haze, I see the ones you mention on Knifeart...but those aren't CRK lanyards...those are tied by Wilson Combat (paracord.com) with a CRK bead on them. NOT CRK products, apart from the bead.

livingmochila · Jul 20, 2011

My mistake.

blade man · Jul 20, 2011

No worries! I just want to make sure people can tie the braid that they want...I LOVED the new braid when CRK startd using the snake knot, and it took me a good 6 months before I found what it was called, and then another 6 months before I found instructions I could actually follow to tie it!

Tarponfly49 · Jul 20, 2011

Thanks guys, snake knot was the one!

Undertow82 · Jul 20, 2011

Now if someone could give me a hint on how to thread 550 paracord through the tiny hole in the lanyard pin, I'd be very grateful. I can't get paracord in the lanyard pin to save my life.

blade man · Jul 20, 2011

Undertow82 said:
Now if someone could give me a hint on how to thread 550 paracord through the tiny hole in the lanyard pin, I'd be very grateful. I can't get paracord in the lanyard pin to save my life.

LOL. I retied my lanyard today and had the same issue. If you take the core out, it works just fine. If you want to keep the core in, I cut the end of the paracord to a point, then melt the end lightly. Then I use a toothpick to push as much of the paracord through as possible, then I grab that end with a pair of needlenose pliars. There's usually JUST enough to grab hold of. It takes a bit of work, but you can get it. The real key is getting the end of the paracord pointy and as non-bulky as possible.

Haze · Jul 21, 2011

Undertow82 said:
Now if someone could give me a hint on how to thread 550 paracord through the tiny hole in the lanyard pin, I'd be very grateful. I can't get paracord in the lanyard pin to save my life.

Remove about 1 inch of the core strands and pull the outer part of the cord back over the core. Then as stated cut it off at an angle and melt it to a point, then the cord can just be fed through the pin by hand. :thumbup:
(It's also worth making sure the hole in the pin has been de-burred)

Here is a pic of one I did just now.......

Undertow82 · Jul 21, 2011

Thanks, guys. I'll give it a try when I get a silver lanyard pin. I'm sending one off soon to get silver studs and spacer so I'll do it then.

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