Lanyard Knot

[ERIK KNIVES]

I can tie more knots than you can shake a stick at. The boating, fishing, trucking, and rescue knots are all at my disposal. I exaggerate. Just the same, a nice lanyard knot took me 3 efforts to get right. By efforts, I mean trying and failing on two separate occasions and then finally, a week or two later, getting it right. Most tutorials on the web are horrible for this knot.

It's nice because it is round and symmetrical.

If you want to put a nice lanyard on your knife instead of that overhand knot or figure 8, here you go...

In the first picture, the bigger loop would go through/be where your lanyard tube is. Here's the final product.

 

[wolffbite]

VERY clear tutorial. Thanks for this Erik, I've done some paracord work in the past and never found a good, clear demonstration of how to do a lanyard knot. Fuzzy youtube vids just don't cut it.

Great job :thumbup:

 

[ERIK KNIVES]

Thank you Jonathan. I have to refer to my own pictures once in a while to tie this thing. I looked at a lot of videos and slide shows before I got it.

 

[javand]

Great pictorial of the diamond knot Erik, big ups.

 

[GrizzlyBear]

Awesome thank you! I used the Chris Reeves lanyard on my last few knives, which is nothing more than a hangman's noose that has the long and short ends trimmed to the same length. It looks good, especially with a bead between it and the knife.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Super clear photos of that knot's construction - added to the stickys.

 

[me2]

One bebefit of the lanyard knot is that you can pretty easily adjust the size of the loop by moving the knot up or down. Its even possible after its been cinched down and used for a while. I use it on my Cold Steel machetes and it gives a very secure loop, to the point that it would probably have to be adjusted for anyone else to use it.

 

[robino]

i believe that's called a turk head

 

[12345678910]

I believe a turks's head is different.
http://www.animatedknots.com/turksh...ge=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com


I usually use this site for knots- it gives animated step by step photos
http://www.animatedknots.com/indexd...ge=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

But I don't see that knot on there, neither a Lanyard knot, or a Diamond knot.
That's a really nice knot for a lanyard & good demo.
The only improvement I can think of is to use 2 different colours of rope or tape for the 2 ends.
It helps me to see the lines in 2 different colours like this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_knot


Monkey fist
http://www.animatedknots.com/monkey...ge=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com


Wall & crown
http://www.animatedknots.com/wallcr...ge=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

 

[me2]

Its also called a diamond knot. That should make finding it easier. I like to finish the ends of my lanyards with celtic button knots. The look like lanyard knots but are tied with just a single strand instead of through a loop. Ialso use them as stopper/trigger knots for slings. Lanyard knots make fine finger loops for slings as well.

 

[shockjockey24]

Thanks Alb1k! I got it on the first try! Ive been wanting to learn this knot for years and couldn't find a good enough description anywhere...now I can stop using those gawd awful overhand and figure 8 knots

 

[GTH11]

First thing i wanted to do was comment on your photos, gorgeous... you got somethin figired out, but i noticed that awhile ago! Oh ya, killer knot! Thanks fer sharin. GHaile

 

[Bailey Knives]

I subscribed to this thread. I do this every once in a while, and every time I have to search youtube to remember how to do it. Someday, I will have it memorized. Thanks for the clear instructions.

 

[Red78]

Thanks, well done!