Eich
Newly Enlightened
First off Howdy!!! Ron (gun collector) Sent me an e-mail lastnight asking if I would come over here and share my instructions and photos of how to tie lanyards. So here they are.
How to tie a removeable lanyard for you Strider folder, or a non removeable one for any other knife.
First you will need 2 length's of para-cord and a knife.
Take one length and for a loop through the pin in your knife.
If doing this with any other knife you would simply put it through the lanyard hole.
Now tie a knot in the one you looped.
Then in the other strand of cord.
Tighten the knots toghther, I leave enough room for my pinky or thumb to slip in the loop.
That leaves enough room for you to remove the loop on your Strider.
Ok now the hardest part of the entire thing!
The first link in the chain. I still struggle with this one for every one I tie.
Here is the way to do it.
Take one of the strands, fold it over.
Take the strand next to it (working in a clockwise direction) fold it over
Take the third and fold it over.
NOW THE IMPORTANT STEP
Fold the fourth one over and TUCK it under the first strand.
Now here is a tip that will assist you allways remeber that the first strand you fold will be the one you tuck the last strand under.
Cant stress how important that is. This will help you when you move on to the round version of this knot.
Now that you have your first link finished all the rest is down hill. Just repatition of folds.
Work the first one in a clockwise fassion then do it counter clockwise.
Once you are at the correct length cut the cord ends off and burn them to seal.
Now if your doing this with a Strider, you can remove the lanyard at any time you wish. Or change to a different length, as your whims hit you.
Much credit for this artical is due to MOLEXEY's original thread over on bladeforums.
I just thought I might beable to clear up some of the instructions.
I have sent a few of these to friends and they all seem to like the square verion better then the round... But Ill post the round version instructions latter on today. You need to get this version down before you attempt the round one.
Here is a quick shot of different versions that you can do.
I hope this might have cleared things up a bit. If nothing else someone will look at my crappy instructions and laugh.
Sorry for the quality of the pictures, I wanted to keep them small so that I didnt use up way too much space.
Let me know what you guys think!!!
Ill be happy to answer any questions.
How to tie a removeable lanyard for you Strider folder, or a non removeable one for any other knife.
First you will need 2 length's of para-cord and a knife.
Take one length and for a loop through the pin in your knife.
If doing this with any other knife you would simply put it through the lanyard hole.
Now tie a knot in the one you looped.
Then in the other strand of cord.
Tighten the knots toghther, I leave enough room for my pinky or thumb to slip in the loop.
That leaves enough room for you to remove the loop on your Strider.
Ok now the hardest part of the entire thing!
The first link in the chain. I still struggle with this one for every one I tie.
Here is the way to do it.
Take one of the strands, fold it over.
Take the strand next to it (working in a clockwise direction) fold it over
Take the third and fold it over.
NOW THE IMPORTANT STEP
Fold the fourth one over and TUCK it under the first strand.
Now here is a tip that will assist you allways remeber that the first strand you fold will be the one you tuck the last strand under.
Cant stress how important that is. This will help you when you move on to the round version of this knot.
Now that you have your first link finished all the rest is down hill. Just repatition of folds.
Work the first one in a clockwise fassion then do it counter clockwise.
Once you are at the correct length cut the cord ends off and burn them to seal.
Now if your doing this with a Strider, you can remove the lanyard at any time you wish. Or change to a different length, as your whims hit you.
Much credit for this artical is due to MOLEXEY's original thread over on bladeforums.
I just thought I might beable to clear up some of the instructions.
I have sent a few of these to friends and they all seem to like the square verion better then the round... But Ill post the round version instructions latter on today. You need to get this version down before you attempt the round one.
Here is a quick shot of different versions that you can do.
I hope this might have cleared things up a bit. If nothing else someone will look at my crappy instructions and laugh.
Sorry for the quality of the pictures, I wanted to keep them small so that I didnt use up way too much space.
Let me know what you guys think!!!
Ill be happy to answer any questions.