Why put a lanyard hole on a tip down folder?

OilMan

OilMan

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I guess I use lanyards to make it easier to pull a tip up folder out of my pocket but is there an actual use for one on a tip down knife? Other than looks?

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I put lanyards on smaller tip-down knives that I can't fit all my fingers on -- it gives me something else to grip. Also, I'll sometimes put a bright-colored lanyard on a knife to make it easier to find if dropped or even just when it's mixed in all the clutter on my dresser.

But for a knife like the Paramilitary, which is tip down and has enough room for 6-7 fingers, I don't bother.
 
KeithAM said:
But for a knife like the Paramilitary, which is tip down and has enough room for 6-7 fingers, I don't bother.
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That's what I was thinking too. Most of my tip ups have lanyards, none of my tip downs do. (I don't have anything too small in folders that I carry to need the extra length.)
 
Does anyone use them around the wrist on midsize folders? Besides guys on boats?
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Maybe from high places where a long drop might do harm.
 
Lanyards is a pretty big far reaching term. Do you mean monkey fists, sonnets, a couple knots on a piece of paracord? I've got lanyards made by Maddaddy on my Benchmade Grip and 710, CRK lanyards on my Sebenzas, and a little job with three knots made from a stretch of paracord on my Manix. Big big sweep.
 
Good place to put a very small flashlight (since then it sits inside the pocket) !
 
Speaking of lanyards, any good websites where I can find some cool and out of the ordinary lanyards? Thanks.
 
i like a knife with a lanyard.easyer to pull from the pocket,when working in the snow nothing worse then serching thru cold slush with fingers so cold they are numb for a razor sharp knife. and if i am ever in a place where i want to lash my knife to a shaft for a spear or to cut something i cant reach a lanyard hole is a good place to start
 
jonnyt16 said:
Speaking of lanyards, any good websites where I can find some cool and out of the ordinary lanyards? Thanks.
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Search on the For Sale: Gadgets & Gear (Individual) forum. You'll get overwhelmed otherwise. Here's a few who had ads:
t1mpani’s one-finger lanyard​





Lanyards, sinnets, monkey fists and keychains​




Paracord Survival Bracelets​


money orders, personal checks. cash ​



Skull lanyards​



Fobs & Lanyards ​


You can also do your own.
Animated Knots by Grog ​




Boondoggle Man​



Folsom's Knots​



Ropers Knots Page​



International Guild of Knot Tyers ​



Chris Reeve Coil Knot​


 
OilMan said:
Does anyone use them around the wrist on midsize folders? Besides guys on boats?
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I remember Doug Ritter saying somewhere in an Equipped to Survive review that he wouldn't recommend any folder without a lanyard passage for outdoor survival use. If you're a hundred miles from your next knife, security is nice.
 
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