Equipped To Survive Equipped To Survive® Presents
The Survival Forum
Where do you want to go on ETS?

Topic Options
#81716 - 01/01/07 09:00 PM help making a 550 cord necklace
oldsoldier Offline
Old Hand

Registered: 11/25/06
Posts: 742
Loc: MA
Has anyone here ever made one of these? I am looking for something visual to show how to braid the cord, for a necklace. I have seen them before, did a couple of quick searches here, and came up with nothing. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
_________________________
my adventures

Top
#81717 - 01/01/07 09:47 PM Re: help making a 550 cord necklace
Excomantia Offline
journeyman

Registered: 11/27/06
Posts: 98
Loc: Moved to my new home and now h...
There is a post about 550 cord bracelets in the forum, in one of the last posts you can see the macrame knot used.. You can make any length that you want if this is the style of necklace that you want. Also, you can search the web for Macrame Knots and find many more that you might wnat to try for your necklace.
_________________________
Excomantia

Words Mean Something.

Top
#81718 - 01/01/07 09:48 PM Re: help making a 550 cord necklace
Nicodemus Offline
Paranoid?
Veteran

Registered: 10/30/05
Posts: 1341
Loc: Virginia, US
Here's a link to a recent discussion of Paracord Survival Bracelets in the ETS forums, which will get you to a few illustrations and examples.
_________________________
"Learn survival skills when your life doesn't depend on it."

Top
#81719 - 01/01/07 09:49 PM Re: help making a 550 cord necklace
Nicodemus Offline
Paranoid?
Veteran

Registered: 10/30/05
Posts: 1341
Loc: Virginia, US
I am sloooooooow. LOL <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
_________________________
"Learn survival skills when your life doesn't depend on it."

Top
#81720 - 01/01/07 10:29 PM Re: help making a 550 cord necklace
morph Offline
Newbie

Registered: 09/04/06
Posts: 31
Loc: Easton, PA
this site has step-by-step pictures for a bracelet that you may be able to use....it's a little confusing to get started but once it's started, it's easy to continue.

http://theprepared.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=1

Top
#81721 - 01/01/07 10:58 PM Re: help making a 550 cord necklace
oldsoldier Offline
Old Hand

Registered: 11/25/06
Posts: 742
Loc: MA
Outstanding! Thanks for all the help!
_________________________
my adventures

Top
#81722 - 01/02/07 01:21 AM Re: help making a 550 cord necklace
Burncycle Offline
Addict

Registered: 09/16/04
Posts: 577
Not a good idea guys, unless you join the two ends with something that will break, like dog tag chain.

Top
#81723 - 01/02/07 03:21 AM Re: help making a 550 cord necklace
311 Offline
Enthusiast

Registered: 03/12/06
Posts: 285
Loc: NY USA
My father( a police officer) always wore a clip-on tie so that if the bad guy grabbed it, it would pull off, rather than pulling his head with it.

Top
#81724 - 01/02/07 04:20 AM Re: help making a 550 cord necklace
Raspy Offline
Enthusiast

Registered: 01/08/04
Posts: 351
Loc: Centre Hall Pa
Try this. Slatt's Rescue Belt

Belts made from 550 cord. But the knot will work with any size cordage. You can make any size or shape you desire. The only limitation is your imagination. I've even made pot holders of 550 as an extra source. Cordage stored this way doesn't tangle.
_________________________
When in danger or in doubt
run in circles scream and shout
RAH

And always remember TANSTAAFL

Top
#81725 - 01/02/07 05:28 AM Re: help making a 550 cord necklace
OldBaldGuy Offline
Geezer

Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
You're right, but I don't even trust a dogtag chain to break (those suckers are pretty tough, I saw a guy hang his up coming down from an upper bunk once, it almost broke his neck). I prefer connecting the two ends of something like a dogtag chain with some heat shrink tubing, under stress the ends of the chain (or paracord I suspect) will slide out of the heat shrink...
_________________________
OBG

Top



Moderator:  Alan_Romania, Blast, cliff, Hikin_Jim 
March
Su M Tu W Th F Sa
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Who's Online
0 registered (), 324 Guests and 6 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
GallenR, Jeebo, NicholasMarshall, Yadav, BenFoakes
5367 Registered Users
Newest Posts
What did you do today to prepare?
by dougwalkabout
Yesterday at 11:21 PM
Zippo Butane Inserts
by dougwalkabout
Yesterday at 11:11 PM
Question about a "Backyard Mutitool"
by Ren
03/17/24 01:00 AM
Problem in my WhatsApp configuration
by Chisel
03/09/24 01:55 PM
New Madrid Seismic Zone
by Jeanette_Isabelle
03/04/24 02:44 PM
EDC Reduction
by EchoingLaugh
03/02/24 04:12 PM
Using a Compass Without a Map
by KenK
02/28/24 12:22 AM
Newest Images
Tiny knife / wrench
Handmade knives
2"x2" Glass Signal Mirror, Retroreflective Mesh
Trade School Tool Kit
My Pocket Kit
Glossary
Test

WARNING & DISCLAIMER: SELECT AND USE OUTDOORS AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES AT YOUR OWN RISK. Information posted on this forum is not reviewed for accuracy and may not be reliable, use at your own risk. Please review the full WARNING & DISCLAIMER about information on this site.