When I was younger all the girls used to make lanyards out of that stuff. I learned how to do that box lanyard, as well as a few other things. Just remember that with paracord the box needs to be done tight. The tighter you do it the more compact it will stay.

iljeepguy,

I've got an archived post from Plainsman's Cabin that describes the procedure, including pictures. It's in Word format. Since we can't attach files to posts, do you want me to e-mail it to you?

Yes, could you? e-mail to vinegm@hotmail.com

I like the pocket clip on your SAK. You said it is home made. What did you use to make it? It looks like a loop of wire, but it's hard to tell for sure from the picture. I would like to add a clip like yours to my keychain to keep everything from bunching up at the bottom of my pocket. Your kit does look great, though. Thanks for your help in advance.

I made it out of thick coat hanger wire, it is based on a clip I have on one of my old pocket watches. Here are some closer up pictures of the one I made:

Sorry it doesn't look very pretty, if you use pliers with rubber coated jaws or something similer it will come out nicer. That was just the first one I did. It works quite well and didn't cost anything. Make sure you use thicker coat hangers though, the usual ones I get are coated white and are thinner and springy. They are easier to work with, but arn't as strong. This one was coated with some kind of yellow colored clear coat and are a bit more heavy duty, I think they are usually used for pants. Hope it works out well for you. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

That does help. Thank you.

It's a little off topic, but some time ago another member posted about this clip:

http://www.happcontrols.com/index.html?http://www.amusementsplus.com/security/30009901.htm!\

(And I owe him a debt of gratitude!)

Since I wear sweat pants a lot, this is just the thing for carrying my SAK, Leatherman Juice, or almost anything with a lanyard hole. (You need a lanyard between the clip and your tool.)

And since I started attaching lanyards to my tools, I've also grown accustomed to just letting the lanyard hand out of my pocket by a couple of inches to facilitate retrieval.

Bear

This one is very nice too, expensive but really wonderful quality. There are a few other variations available including with the nice Berkeley Point mini-clip instead of the lanyard loop, etc. This stuff is a favorite over at Candlepower Forums.

http://www.berkeleypoint.com/products/tools/mct2.html