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02-21-2009, 02:13 PM
Just in time for the family ski-vaca I finally got around to crafting some lanyards for the safety whistles I bought a few months ago. The kids are under 10 and we'll be skiing in bounds the whole time - but it was a fun project and if I get them to wear them every time they ski it might make a difference some day.
Materials:
Wind Storm Whistle: Purchased from Campmor (http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___84733)
2 meters of Cord per Lanyard: MINOR Cord, 3mm I bought a 15M roll from EMS
The Knots:
Sizeable Necklace Knot (http://www.enchantedglyph.com/slipknot.htm)
BoatSwains Knot (http://www.bsatroop780.org/knots/WhistleKnot.html)
The boatswains knot is purley decorative. I suppose it holds the whistle at the midway point which might be handy, but the main reason I use it is because it's exactly what the knot was designed for.
The sizeable necklace knots work pretty well, and allowed me to make 4 identical lanyards that'll fit both the wife and I as well as the kids. I'm not sure what the name of this knot is though. I think it's fashioned after a noose - which is not a good image to have making something that's going around your neck. If anyone has any advice on a better knot or technique to use here I'd love to hear it.
Oh yeah - pix:
A completed whistle and lanyard:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OpZd3ayUdeA/SaBN4S8bHNI/AAAAAAAAEbc/D_0unFox2GM/s800/IMG_3747.JPG
The sizeable knots:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OpZd3ayUdeA/SaBN4inNllI/AAAAAAAAEbk/GlGDcGLoNXU/s800/IMG_3749.JPG
The BoatSwains decorative knot:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OpZd3ayUdeA/SaBN5S-sFHI/AAAAAAAAEbs/ZgvssJE2zWM/s800/IMG_3750.JPG
Sorry no resort skiing pix in this post.
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Materials:
Wind Storm Whistle: Purchased from Campmor (http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___84733)
2 meters of Cord per Lanyard: MINOR Cord, 3mm I bought a 15M roll from EMS
The Knots:
Sizeable Necklace Knot (http://www.enchantedglyph.com/slipknot.htm)
BoatSwains Knot (http://www.bsatroop780.org/knots/WhistleKnot.html)
The boatswains knot is purley decorative. I suppose it holds the whistle at the midway point which might be handy, but the main reason I use it is because it's exactly what the knot was designed for.
The sizeable necklace knots work pretty well, and allowed me to make 4 identical lanyards that'll fit both the wife and I as well as the kids. I'm not sure what the name of this knot is though. I think it's fashioned after a noose - which is not a good image to have making something that's going around your neck. If anyone has any advice on a better knot or technique to use here I'd love to hear it.
Oh yeah - pix:
A completed whistle and lanyard:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OpZd3ayUdeA/SaBN4S8bHNI/AAAAAAAAEbc/D_0unFox2GM/s800/IMG_3747.JPG
The sizeable knots:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OpZd3ayUdeA/SaBN4inNllI/AAAAAAAAEbk/GlGDcGLoNXU/s800/IMG_3749.JPG
The BoatSwains decorative knot:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_OpZd3ayUdeA/SaBN5S-sFHI/AAAAAAAAEbs/ZgvssJE2zWM/s800/IMG_3750.JPG
Sorry no resort skiing pix in this post.
M@