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I see many of the nice and great knives that your showing will have a leather or cord thong. Some with a bead tied thru a hole in the handle. Why? In my mind I see something to trap blood,fat and goo. This is why I gave up on my folding hunting knives. Standing at the sink scrubbing deer fat out of the inside of a folder is not the way I want to spend my time in deer camp.....

I guess cleaning your rifle after you shot it is out of the question.

Wipe it down firearm and wash my fixed blade but don’t add more crackers and crevices to collect stuff.

I asked a similar question several years ago. The answer(s) I received is the lanyard is to be attached to your wrist so you don't drop/loose your knife while working. My working knives always have the lanyard removed.

The lanyard can also be used to pull the knife from the sheath.

A couple of my game knives have lanyards so described where I can loop over my wrist. When skinning, it allows me to drop the knife and grab hide without having to set my knife down or reach for it through the whole process. Its just a piece of paracord with a knot and doesn't really add any headache to the clean up when done.

Most of the leather and cord (plus decorative beads) I see knives shipped with these days are only ornamental. The Ingrams I have for instance come with leather or cord and an antler bead....for the knives I plan on using, these decorative bits come off upon arrival.

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If you use cheap shoe laces or paracord and tie a couple knots it sure makes it easier to pull it out of a tight sheath



Then if you get it nasty,



just cut it off and dispose of it and tie on a new piece.



If you lay it down and forget about it and have to come back for it, a bright colored lanyard can sure help.



If the lanyard has value,



Just take a fingernail brush, soap and water and voila'


ya!


GWB

If the lanyard is just paracord or leather lace, I use it and throw it away. If it is a nice braid, I slip it off before I go to work with the knife and stick it in my pocket. It's not a big deal.

That’s what I use em’ for.

Some folks sure worry a lot about what other folks do.

I like em.

Something to grab onto.



Something to tinker with.

Just take a fingernail brush, soap and water and voila'


ya!


GWB

So running them through the dishwasher is not an option?

I have always enjoyed a bloody fat covered knife, they beat the hell out of a clean unused knife, scrub them off, sharpen them and repeat. Rio7

Knife just wouldn't look complete if it didn't have a fancy do-dad hanging from the end

I've been using folding knives for field work for nearly 50 years and never found cleanup a daunting chore. If you did then it would probably be best not to have a lanyard to collect crud and require cutting off or cleanup as that would certainly be too much work for you.

Dan308,
I think putting a mosaic pin in the bolsters to match the ones in the scales like you do in those knives above looks damn good.

Ok so some of you like you knives with the throng and beads. I personally don’t see the need and the extra stuff to clean and I will remove them and not look back. Thanks for your insights and comments.

Why not just get one made without that pesky thong hole deallie to start with? Then you don't have to fret yourself to death worrying about how hard it will be clean all the crap outta that gaping, now empty hole in the handle......

IMHO, if we all liked the same things in life.......



Seems like it would get awfully boring!

Best,

GWB

A lot of custom knives come with sheaths that cover up a lot of the handle. You kinda need something to pull it out. You don't have to worry about that with most factory knives.

I have short lanyards on my knives made of paracord. Only use hot pink or florescent orange. That way if I lay it down or for some reason lose it, it is easy to spot. I will remove it when I clean the knife.