I use a paring knife to cut string when I am knotting. If find a paring knife useful for getting in close to make a final cut at the end of a tie. Instead of constantly raiding the kitchen drawers, I bought a knife to use specifically for knot work. Of course, I couldn't just leave it plain. The handle is a turks head tied with 4 stands which lead to a 4 bight turks head. I doubled the black, and then traced the red in through. The red is all one strand traced through. I wanted some kind of blade cover, mostly just in case my son or dogs get into the knot tools. All I did was triple over a stiff piece of cardboard, straight whip it and then tie a 4 lead by 3 bight turks head at each end. The blade cover probably won't last forever, but is functional. There is a string led from the blade cover so I can tie it off as an additional safety. I left the handle end eye opening. Perhaps I'll get to tying a lanyard for it at some point.
I use a paring knife to cut string when I am knotting. If find a paring knife useful for getting in close to make a final cut at the end of a tie. Instead of constantly raiding the kitchen drawers, I bought a knife to use specifically for knot work. Of course, I couldn't just leave it plain. The handle is a turks head tied with 4 stands which lead to a 4 bight turks head. I doubled the black, and then traced the red in through. The red is all one strand traced through. I wanted some kind of blade cover, mostly just in case my son or dogs get into the knot tools. All I did was triple over a stiff piece of cardboard, straight whip it and then tie a 4 lead by 3 bight turks head at each end. The blade cover probably won't last forever, but is functional. There is a string led from the blade cover so I can tie it off as an additional safety. I left the handle end eye opening. Perhaps I'll get to tying a lanyard for it at some point.
