The key fob to which I'm referring may be seen here: Paracord Key Fob

Very cool, but how would I do this myself?

I have tried several times and it still looks like an elementary school show-and-tell project! Any suggestions would be welcome.

That's a crown knot sennet(sp?) Check macrame sites and you should find it no sweat. You can make the fob as long as you want. It's pretty handy on keys, knives etc.
HTH
Ed

try this link

http://pub35.ezboard.com/fplainsmanscabinfrm28.showMessage?topicID=499.topic

Various forms of knotted paracord accessories have been discussed in this forum many times. From key-fobs to belts to knife wrapps. Simply put the search criteria to all posts all dates and enter paracord knott and criteria and you will get more info than you can digest in a day. There is a very detailed refernce on making just that fob in there somewhere.

Thanks man. Even a Google God like me was unable to find that gem of a page.

Will do. Thank you.

After spending many long and fruitless hours trying to follow knot diagrams I succeeded only in giving myself a headache.
Thus comming to the conclusion I will never have a paracord keyfob, let alone a belt, I looked for alternatives.
The best and easiest I found is to wrap the cord around an old store/credit card. Cutting little notches at either end helps to hold the cord in place.
Result: 8 metres of cord that occupies a space in my wallet only a little bigger than a credit card tool.
Whilst I may lose out on the fashion stakes I believe its a good a system as any. <img src="images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
Martin

You could always buy one from the web site I mentioned earlier. They are not expensive.

Martin, You may want to find a Boy Scout, Girl Scout or Girl Guide and ask them if they have made a whistle lanyard or key fob with gimp. If so, have them show you how to start the lanyard, the same methods used with the gimp will work to create a paracord key fob. Pete

Thanks for your advice guys, I'll probably try again at a later date.
Pete if I started acosting boy scouts or girl guides to ask them about gimps and knots I'd be thrown in jail with no hope of parole! <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
It all make me feel rather foolish... <img src="images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Martin

Craig,
If you PM me I'll make and send you one for free.I used to make them all the time when I was aboard ship in the U.S.Navy.
BOATMAN
John

I appreciate the offer. However, your email is not listed, so I am unable to send you a private message.

in the "Posted by" column, click on BOATMAN name, then you get all the (nasty <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />) details about his personal life. And then you can click on "Send a Private Messagel"
<img src="images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />


Alain

Success! I found a website whose diagrams I can follow, and have mastered the knots involved. The link is credited to RayW who posted it on this forum sometime ago.
http://tinyurl.com/3yp56
Martin

Yes, but you can click it only if "Send a private message" is hot-linked to an email address. Boatman has not listed his email address. Or am I missing something?

Woohoo! Thank you.

Thank you so much for the posting the great lanyard directions. Even I think I can do it.

Yep, you're missing something. The forum suports an internal mail feature that will manage a mailbox for each user. It is not addressable from outside (I don't think) but if you click the send-private mail button you will get a page that looks very much like the post message page that I am typing this into. Enter your message there and next time the intended user logs on they will be notified that they have mail by a flashing envelope in the menu-bar. If they click on the flashing envelope they will be taken to their mailbox and be able to read the personal message. It is not accessable to anyone else in the forum (Other than perhaps to the administrators) except you (only during your edit / creation of it) and the intended reciepient (or at least the user of that account on the forum.)

Thank you. This time it worked perfectly. Go figure.

A while back I read the info & followed the links to making the sennet knot paracord keyfob, which is the version most of the military guys make.

While I was successful in making the fob, I had a realization: when properly made, the sennet knot fobs are woven/tied VERY tightly. If you don't make it tight, the knot doesn't form very well. But while testing the fob to see what it took to UNTIE (always test your gear at home in benign conditions!), I found that it is a major pain in the arse. It seemed to take almost as much effort and finger power to undo the sennet as to make it in the first place. Even the link that best described the knot said something like "...if you don't have worn grooves in your fingers after tying it, you haven't made it tight enough".

My conclusion: just make a semi-flat wad of 6' to 8' of paracord, looped lightly together, and carry it in your pocket as you would a folding knife or your keys. It seems to compress into a flat shape. Works for me, and the stuff is 1000% more accessible with 0.001% of the hassle. YMMV

Glad it helped,

ray

Don't feel bad ... it was days before I noticed then then clicked on the flashing envelope icon on the start page the first time I got a PM... <img src="images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Thanks for the hint. Didn't know that.