I just finished this lanyard. So easy a Caveman could do it!
My old one had 10+ years on it, and it was a cheap one that the calls always tangled up. I spend more time thinking about what I really wanted to make, looking at catalogs and web site and drawing out ideas than I probably did making it.
I wanted one that was thick and heavy-duty, so I did it with a cobra. The 10 inches that go around my neck I wanted wider, so I 'tack welded' 2 extra pieces of back paracord to the basic 2 black in that area, and wove the cobra over it.
To join the 2 ends together, I used a metal welding ring, about 1" ID I think. I started the project on my 'board' which is a 1x2 about 3' long, and put a deck screw in to establish the length. It's a lot easier than doing it on the carpet watching 'Sons of Anarchy'. It also let me match the locations of the brass D rings equally from the ring when finished. When I got close to where the metal ring is, I removed it from the board and figured out how to wrap it around the ring. To keep it camo and tight, I wrapped the ring and then used cyanoacrylate glue to hold it together.
I had 4 pieces of paracord coming off the bottom of the ring, and didn't need them now but wanted the option to put 4 more calls on it in the future. That's why there's the 'lump' of paracord on the bottom, a triple cobra to store the cord. Maybe I'll just cut it off if I don't like it there.
I used brass D rings to allow me anchor points along the lanyard to attach individual calls and whistles, and a 3d on the left side that I will attach my training whistle up and high to be able to get to it quickly. The brass looked great, but since I 100% camo-out for duck hunting, I coated the D rings with JB Quick (thanks Sulphur Springs Texas for the great product!) to make them a gray/black color.
For the attaching cords, I used a 5 loop hangman's noose knot at the calls, and decided to try using a small metal washer and a melted button to keep the call from pulling through. I found a bunch of them in my archery parts box, I think they're from Thunderhead broadheads to go between the TH and the arrow insert. They work well.
Last, I put my choke wrench on a long noose, and attached a small LED flashlight I have to give me some light when I need it.
Finished project:
Detail of metal ring and future call cords:
Detail of D ring with JB Quick and how I tied it in:
My lab pup Sage modeling it for me in the garage, not looking thrilled being to sit/stay with something tied around her neck:
My old one had 10+ years on it, and it was a cheap one that the calls always tangled up. I spend more time thinking about what I really wanted to make, looking at catalogs and web site and drawing out ideas than I probably did making it.
I wanted one that was thick and heavy-duty, so I did it with a cobra. The 10 inches that go around my neck I wanted wider, so I 'tack welded' 2 extra pieces of back paracord to the basic 2 black in that area, and wove the cobra over it.
To join the 2 ends together, I used a metal welding ring, about 1" ID I think. I started the project on my 'board' which is a 1x2 about 3' long, and put a deck screw in to establish the length. It's a lot easier than doing it on the carpet watching 'Sons of Anarchy'. It also let me match the locations of the brass D rings equally from the ring when finished. When I got close to where the metal ring is, I removed it from the board and figured out how to wrap it around the ring. To keep it camo and tight, I wrapped the ring and then used cyanoacrylate glue to hold it together.
I had 4 pieces of paracord coming off the bottom of the ring, and didn't need them now but wanted the option to put 4 more calls on it in the future. That's why there's the 'lump' of paracord on the bottom, a triple cobra to store the cord. Maybe I'll just cut it off if I don't like it there.
I used brass D rings to allow me anchor points along the lanyard to attach individual calls and whistles, and a 3d on the left side that I will attach my training whistle up and high to be able to get to it quickly. The brass looked great, but since I 100% camo-out for duck hunting, I coated the D rings with JB Quick (thanks Sulphur Springs Texas for the great product!) to make them a gray/black color.
For the attaching cords, I used a 5 loop hangman's noose knot at the calls, and decided to try using a small metal washer and a melted button to keep the call from pulling through. I found a bunch of them in my archery parts box, I think they're from Thunderhead broadheads to go between the TH and the arrow insert. They work well.
Last, I put my choke wrench on a long noose, and attached a small LED flashlight I have to give me some light when I need it.
Finished project:
Detail of metal ring and future call cords:
Detail of D ring with JB Quick and how I tied it in:
My lab pup Sage modeling it for me in the garage, not looking thrilled being to sit/stay with something tied around her neck:
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