Knife lanyards

I like a Reeves style knot with one of these beads.

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I'm not much of a fan of lanyards unless the item it's on is loose in the pocket. I like a simple loop lanyard with 550 cord on my car keys.

 
I tie a Reeve coil for most of my lanyards--11 to 14 twists...some with a small bead of some kind. It embellishes the knife but the 'looks' thing is secondary. My main use of a lanyard is to get a quick pull from my pocket or the slipcase within which I carry the knife. Anything I'm likely to be using around water, possible stressful situations or hi-loss probability I usually incorporate some kind of thumb loop into the coil set to provide a tight lanyard when gripping the knife comfortably.

On my smaller, more discrete knives I usually use 550 paracord, gutted or ungutted depending on the size and look of the knife and, in some cases, the lanyard hole size.

On my more beefy knives--likely to see heavy use outdoors or in the bush--I have been using good quality raw leather boot lace. It ages well and can be dyed or darkened as necessary. A leather lanyard renders a different personality to the knife as opposed to paracord.

The most extreme lanyard is on my DPx HEST 2.0 folder....I have a length of heavy solid copper tight-link chain (which I also use to attach my biker wallet to a front belt loop) looped to match the handle length. Adds some heft and balance to the knife and looks pretty badass.
 
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Sometimes just simple beads, M6 stainless steel nuts fit ungutted 550 Paracord well and M5 for gutted.
The lighter has more so the cord doesn't get singed.

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Get some paracord and skull beads from your local army surplus store and check out this website:

Animatedknots.com

Also, look up a guy who goes by "stormdrane" on google. Those 2 resources should have you well on your way to tying up some handsome lanyards!
 
Not being able to afford the fancy beads, I buy 1/4" hex nuts from the hardware store for my lanyards.
 
Charlie_K said:
Not being able to afford the fancy beads, I buy 1/4" hex nuts from the hardware store for my lanyards.
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Charlie, you can get those beads at most army surplus stores. They are $1.99 for 10 beads at most places I've looked. I bought a bag of about 250 of em on amazon for like $5. They're not that much.
 
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