What style of Lanyard are you using?

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Biginboca

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I've been a fan of the Chris Reeve Sebenza style pig tail for a long time but recently started liking the fancier square ones and even those with beads and skulls. I think that a colorful lanyard can be finishing touch on a nice folder or fixed blade.

Now I know some of you out there are sporting some unusual lanyards that I haven't even heard of yet! I would love to see some pics of your favorite lanyards, and if they serve a function then a description of how you use them, and why you prefer one style over the others.

Here's a few of my boring old plain jane ones. I have been using these for years because they are easy to tie and give me something to grip when I yank a clipped folder from my pocket...

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I drilled out the hole and then milled a clearing to the rear of the scale. This allowed the lanyard to fit "flush" inside the handles instead of adding width to the knife.

I made up for any lost handle integrity from the missing screw by using extra T-6 pocket clip screws in their existing pre tapped holes.

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Mostly I tie functional loops with lanyard knots (boatswain's whistle knot), but on my mini-grip I made a monkey's fist on a loop that hangs out of my pocket. Makes it real easy to grab when I need it.
 
I use both the box and a modified button knot on my knives and keys.

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I milled out the spacer in my Espadas by hand with a Dremel.
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Big fan of the Sebenza knot... AKA noose.
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I use the Sebenza knot, or Hangmans Knot as I call it. I use paracord with the internal strands removed, soak it in hot water for several minutes, and then tie the knot. The wet cord seems to get a tighter knot. After it dries, I snip off all but an 1/8" of the cord above the knot, this after I have gotten the knot placed where I want it and that being enough of a loop, but not so much as to get tangled around the blade and keep it from opening. After all that I take a lighter and melt the 1/8" of cord I left at the top, then I take super glue and spread it on the knot itself, allow it to dry, do a second coat, allow to dry, then take a piece of worn out wet/dry 2000 grit sandpaper and polish it up.

Don't ask me why I do this as I don't really know, but I have fun doing it, and it is something I can do well, course even a monkey could do it well if you trained it!!:eek::eek::) It does keep the knot from fraying any or from coming loose over time.:thumbup:
 
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