After Chris’ repeated praise of the Moras, I purchased the Triflex Craftsmen #780 ( http://www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html ) and really like it. Even though this has a bit of a guard molded into the handle, I’m a klutz and still could run my fingers forward and over the blade. Thus, I use a lanyard just big enough to insert the hand (without thumb)—this absolutely keeps the hand from sliding forward even if my grip is poor. If I am wearing gloves, I insert the index finger and as many other fingers as I can get into the loop of the lanyard. On very small knives, I use at least a pinkie or ring-finger lanyard. (A Primer on Lanyards at http://bill-hay.com/Lanyard.htm may be informative.) In all these cases, I can let the knife dangle from the lanyard if I need to use my hands—kind of like the HideAwayKnife ( http://www.hideawayknife.com/main.php ) that Brian purchased recently.

Pete