I'm new to the hobby and new to the forum.
I have several modern folding knives, Kershaws and CRKT's, that I want to make lanyards for. Some of them have 4mm holes, some 5mm, and some 6mm. I want to push a double strand loop through the holes so I can easily remove the lanyards when I want. I don't think the 6mm holes would be a problem with 550. Can I use 550 for the 5mm holes? I thinking two strands of 550 is too much to go through a 4mm hole? Would I have to use 275 for the 4mm?
My other question is, who is a good source for lanyard beads? I'm not interested in skulls, although they seem to be the most popular. I'm mainly interested in metal, round or barrel type.
Thanks very much,
Randy
I have several modern folding knives, Kershaws and CRKT's, that I want to make lanyards for. Some of them have 4mm holes, some 5mm, and some 6mm. I want to push a double strand loop through the holes so I can easily remove the lanyards when I want. I don't think the 6mm holes would be a problem with 550. Can I use 550 for the 5mm holes? I thinking two strands of 550 is too much to go through a 4mm hole? Would I have to use 275 for the 4mm?
My other question is, who is a good source for lanyard beads? I'm not interested in skulls, although they seem to be the most popular. I'm mainly interested in metal, round or barrel type.
Thanks very much,
Randy