A Two-Bight Turk's-Head Lanyard Knot, ABoK#595

I've made two bight Turk's Head knots before, but hadn't tried it following the description in The Ashley Book of Knots, ABoK knot #595. It recommends using a straw or rolled up piece of paper to stick one end of the cord through, then tie the two bight Turk's Head over that with the rest of your cord. I used the tubular section from a bic ball point pen for this, instead of a straw or paper.

The odd number of leads to make for this Turk's Head knot is up to you, depending on how long you want your lanyard to be.

I used a 5 foot length of green 550 paracord and made two passes for a 13 lead 2 bight Turk's Head knot. I then removed the pen section and used my hemostats to pull the working end through the knot alongside the cord section that was inside. I worked the slack out of the knot, tightening it up over the two strands of the core. I had to work the cord back and forth a bit to even out the strands coming out the end of the knot.

After I had the Turk's Head tightened up, I tied a lanyard knot with the end strands, then pulled one strand back out of the lanyard knot and followed it with the other, to create a loop on that end making another attachment point, so it works as an actual lanyard instead of just a decorative fob.

The first few photos of this tutorial on the KHWW site, show a 2 bight Turk's Head being tied, for those that don't have the ABoK.

Titanium Money Clip with a little knot work...

This is the VIPER Titanium Money Clip, in a natural titanium finish, from Superior Titanium. I particularly like this model because of it's larger size and the cutouts which allow a little decorative knot work.

I used black 1.4mm braided nylon cord to tie cobra stitches, also known as a Solomon bar/Portuguese sinnet, around the end cutouts. I like my first attempt, but I think I may try a couple more knot work ideas on it and will add those to this blog post if I like how they come out. Maybe something like a wallet lanyard to clip to a belt loop...

The VIPER can hold up to 60 folded bills or 8 credit cards/ID with 30 folded bills and with it's strong spring grip can just as easily hold onto a single bill. It's also available in Black Diamond and Titanium Nitride finishes.

Superior Titanium also carries a variety of other titanium money clip designs as well as other titanium items including cuff links, tie clips, bracelets, chains, rings, tags, guitar picks, and business card cases
. As mentioned on their website, titanium is '45% Lighter Than Steel', 'Retains Shape 30% Better Than Steel', and is 'Corrosion Resistant'.


For the lanyard, I used the same black 1.4mm braided nylon cord in a cobra stitch/Solomon bar/Portuguese sennit, and a black clip/split ring from PhotonLight.com.

A somewhat associated item that I've made, are these money sign($) shaped paracord lanyard/fobs, one made with gutted paracord, the other with inner strands intact.

An alternative type cord to use for knot work...

On the Knot Heads World Wide site, member ShamrOck has been using Jimalax Crosslace cord for some knotting projects for a while now, with great results. So I thought I'd give it a try. The cord is made for use as net material for the stick, in the sport of lacrosse.

I ordered a 100yd spool in black, from ComLax. So far I've just made a few things with it, and I really like the cord. It's about 2.5mm in diameter with a tightly braided outer sheath over 5 inner strands, with a stiff feel to it, like some bootlaces I've had in the past. It's available in a variety of colors. Another site that also sells the cord is Jimalax.com.

It's not 550 paracord, but I think it's still a good alternative for some knot work projects.