Bob Fougere’s Page 2
Lanyard Set Up:
Material –
9 feet of cord and one bead.
A board to work the knot on and two finish nails.
Start –
In a board put 2 finish nails 7 inches apart , this will form the jig to build the lanyard on.
Place the middle of the rope around the bottom nail and take lines up to top nail, forming the core of the knot. The lanyard will be tied around the core.
Put cord through bead as shown.
Step 1: Pass loop through bead and lower the bead to meet on the top of the top nail of the jig.
(As a tempersory marker you should tie a small overhakd knot in the end of the right cord.)
Step 2: Make first half of reef knot.
Hint: The first part of the lanyard is flat. To accomplish this the same cord always passes under the core.
(The knot in the right-hand cord will be a reminder that that cord will go under core each time the knot is tied.)
Take the right-hand cord and pass it under the core leaving a loop on that side. Then pass the left-hand cord under that cord, and then over the core and through the loop you left on the right hand side.
Step 3: Tighten as shown
Step 4: Second half of reef knot.
The cord with the knot in the end should now be on the left-hand side. Pass that cord under the core leaving a loop. Then pass the left-hand cord under that cord, and then over the core and through the loop you made on the left hand side.
Step 5: Tighten as shown.
You have now completed the first full reef knot.
Step 6 & 7: Continue until you have reached the 2-inch mark (Apx. 4 to 5 full knots)
Step 8: Start twist.
Hint: Remove marker.
To make the knot twist you will tie only half a reef knot.
The cord on the left hand side will always go under the core.
Repeat step 4 until you have reached the 2 inch mark on the board.
Step 9: Finish.
Hint: We discovered the knot stays better if you are able to tuck the ends under the last 3 or 4 knots.
To finish, loosen the last 3 or 4 knots. Then tuck the end of each cord under the knots (follow the core) leaving large loops near the end. Then retighten the knots around the core and the two ends you tucked. Then pull the ends until the loops, created when you started to tuck, are pulled tight to the base of the knot.