* Zebra F701 pen
* Buck Flashpoint pocket knife
* Leatherman Juice S2 multitool
* Widgy prybar with kydex sheath
* Olight S1R Baton II flashlight
* Victorinox Mountaineer SAK with Swissbianco G10 scales
* Maratac zippered wallet
* Orange bandana
* Navy blue mask
* Paracord lanyard
I've been
trying ways to incorporate this Schmuckatelli Co. coyote brown Emerson
skull bead with a Conquistador braid paracord keystrap.
I finished this one by running the end strand through the skull bead, then melting and flattening the cord on the underside of the skull so that it dangles in the center of the keyring.
The wrap is like West Country Whipping but with an extra turn on each side instead of a single half knot.
I used about 10 feet of paracord for the wrap. The finish after adding the bead was with a diamond/lanyard knot.
I used a leftover strand of gutted neon green paracord to tie a two-peg spool knit lanyard to use for today's edc/everyday carry.
A diamond/lanyard knot and loop tied and ring hitched to a swivel snap hook at one end and bull hitched to a locking S-Biner at the other, with a Schmuckatelli Co. Classic Skull bead.
~ Maratac AAA Led flashlight
~ True Utility FIXR multitool
Patio lizard made an appearance this afternoon, wondering what's cooking on the grill. The bits of debris around it look like little bones to me, lol...
I made several Spanish ring knot beads with some 1.4mm cord to go on a three-peg spool knit lanyard with a couple of Schmuckatelli Co black oxide finish Kiko Tiki beads.
The beads are a snug fit around the lanyard, so they stay in place where I slid them on. The beads have a brushed on coat of Krazy glue around their inside diameter, that I let dry before using them.
The total length of the lanyard is about 25 inches, and about 20 inches without the attachments at the ends.
The edc lanyard is shown with a Victorinox Belt Hanger that I attached to a bow shackle that just fit it. The lanyard split ring is slipped on the shackle and a small flat gate clip is used for an attachment on the other end.
The knife is a black alox Pioneer SAK and the flashlight a 1AA stainless steel Maratac from County Comm, alongside the Leatherman Brewzer multitool with a Maratac titanium gateclip.
I tied this gaucho knot bracelet with orange tether cord and navy blue mini blind string (Auburn University colors).
The knot is started by tying a three lead five bight (3L5B) Turk's head knot, then expanding that into a five lead nine bight (5L9B) Turk's head knot. Then we work in a gaucho interweave to get the nine lead sixteen bight (9L16B) Turk's head knot. I tripled the knot, making two passes in navy blue string then following in between those with the orange cord.
I tied the knot around a can of air duster, which is about eight inches or so around, similar in size to a soda can. I made this one for Ma, so the finished size was large enough to fit/squeeze over her hand and onto her wrist.
I asked Ma if she could spot the error and she said she saw a little white spot when she was pulling the bracelet over her hand. That wasn't the mistake, but I told her I couldn't find the orange Sharpie marker to cover up the white core strand of the orange cord on the inner edge of the bracelet where I'd trimmed and glued the standing end.
The error was a missed over/under that I didn't catch until I was on the third pass, and after a few uttered profanities I just continued on to complete the bracelet. My excuse is that I am legally blind after all, lol... WAR EAGLE!
The neon green paracord scrap just happened to be handy, so it was tried first ungutted, untied and then the pictured gutted TH knot. I may try some #95 paracord or leather lace to see how those might look...
Shown next to my Gerber Shard for size reference
It's been a while since I'd tied a sailor's bracelet, also known as a Nantucket bracelet. the couple that I tied are a 3 lead 11 bight Turk's head knot with three passes (tripled) and a 3 lead 8 bight TH.
