I use them mostly in medium or large size knives. In the book "Everybody's Knife Bible" the author explains how to use a lanyard to increase the chopping force of a knife by allowing you to grip farther back on the handle than is possible without a lanyard. Last edited by a moderator: Jan 23, GreyOne Elder Lifetime Supporter. For a smaller knife such as a Mora, it doesn't help that much on chopping, but with larger blades , the lanyard is a great safety aid.
For using around water, or in snow season, they are a great help in preventing a loss. Other than that, no , not really necessary. I do like having the extra length of paracord available at time, though. As a teenager I had a lanyard on a knife and I was walking over to the tent with the knife in my hand to get something and I tripped and lost my footing.
As I was going down I tried to toss the knife to the side so I could break my fall Thankfully I wasn't hurt bad because the the cuff of my jacket saved me. I have sworn off of lanyards since that day. For me they just get in the way. I haven't lost any knives because of the lack of a lanyard. I would be interested in re-visiting the idea if it's just around my thumb. Jason Founder Administrator. I'm not a fan of lanyards, find them to be a safety liability.
Yeah I have used them in the past with multiple grips but that's my opinion. As far as small knives I can't think of any good reason for them as I am able to locate, unsheath, and use my knife without any issues using only the handle.
It really doesn't matter though as the issue is more personal preference than anything else. Trekon86 Guest. I used to be big on lanyards, not anymore. They mostly get in my way. Only on big choppers and the like, and it takes a certain way to hold it to prevent from injuring yourself if you lose it.
BirdDog Guide. I think they have their purpose, I was gutting a fish a number of years back. Cold wet hands don't work as well. I watched my favorite knife fade away to the bottom of the lake. So now when I'm using a knife in a location where dropping it would be a major bummer I use a lanyard. Otherwise no, don't need it tied off to me for safety reasons. There's a time and place for everything.
Funny thought though, twice I've had to use scuba gear to recover my wallet. Maybe I need to re-evaluate what I need lanyards on. SwampDonkey Tracker. I use a lanyard if there is a chance of loosing the tool knife, hatchet, saw in water or deep snow. I also attach bright coloured lanyards on dark items that I want to be able to find.
In winter it is sometimes hard to get my pocket knife out because I have so many clothes on, so I attach a long lanyard arms length to the knife and the end to the chest pocket of my parka, then I just pull on the lanyard to remove the knife. Over 25 years old my hunting partner lost a Grohman 3 knife because his lanyard caught on brush and pulled the knife out of the open topped sheath.
A couple of years ago I bought him a replacement, but this time it has the Army folding top sheath. Greenhorn Tracker. Joined May 22, Messages 84 Likes 0. I do like to keep a small one on my SAK, mostly to help pull it out of my pocket. I did put o. I don't use them on my pilot survival knife, it's just one more thing to snag brush and thorns, and I've carried that same knife since , and haven't lost it yet, but that's probably what those two holes in the crossguard are for?
Mac Elder. Joined Dec 11, Messages 54, Likes 2, I'll put them on my bigger knives that I'll use for chopping as a means of rentention.
I find it gives me a good secure grip on the blade. Randall Tracker. Joined Oct 14, Messages 83 Likes Bax 40 said:. Last edited: Jan 24, A lanyard done right is an invaluable addition. I use only slip-loop type lanyards on my knives so the lanyard doesn't get snagged on brush ot anything.
I make all mine myself, as they must be sized properly to be useful. I usually use whatever strong cord stock i have available I'll try and post some pics later of this concept with a knife properly fitted in my hand.
Chris Guide. I then use a Cobra stitch over the loop. For regular sized knives I use mini parachute cord for the Cobra stitch. On larger blades I use regular parachute cord for both the loop and the Cobra Stitch. As you can see in the following photos, one of the advantages of this type of lanyard is, when the knife is dropped, all you have to do is turn your wrist, reach down, and re-grasp the knife handle.
Because the lanyard limits your reach you never have to worry about accidentally grabbing the blade of the knife when reaching down. Another advantage is using the end of the lanyard to secure the knife in your sheath.
I tuck the diamond knot between my belt and trousers. If the knife accidentally started to come out of the sheath, the knot will keep the knife from rising up and out of the sheath. The following photos show the Thumb Lanyard from various angles and should provide you enough information to make your own.
This shows the Thumb Lanyard attached to a knife. This shows how the loop at the end of the lanyard goes over the thumb. This shows how the lanyard lays over the back of the hand. There's one more lanyard-type tether on our list, and we learned about this one in Boy Scouts. Back then it was a rawhide thong, between two and three feet in length, with one end attached to the shackle of our official BSA slipjoint, which rode in a front pants pocket.
The other end of the thong was tied to a belt loop. Pretty nifty. What's more, especially for kids Scout leaders, take note , it offers a measure of "loss prevention. With any long lanyard, by the way, you'll want to take care that it doesn't get tangled up in other gear or snagged on brush when you're traipsing through the woods -- tuck it in or stow the knife away altogether. Of course, a lanyard should never be so long or so heavy, if you've festooned it with beads and baubles that it gets in the way when you're actually using the knife.
Once again, no one will be insulted if you decide not to fill your knife's lanyard hole with a paracord or leather tether. But if you want to know what we think -- and after all, that's why you're reading this, right? There it is. Relax -- we understand. The most important thing to know is this: You're under no obligation, moral or legal, to dangle a lanyard from your knife.
Like sampling different types of knives to find out what works, you won't know 'til you try.
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