Resource thread for lanyard beads
Jul 27, 2013 8:31:32 GMT -8
HunterHype, norse, and 5 more like this
Post by thefrank on Jul 27, 2013 8:31:32 GMT -8
I think the original purpose of lanyard beads was to get a better grip on your knife or your keychain when you pull it out of your pocket. But lets face it, most of us are carrying them as some kind of jewelry that makes our keychains more unique!
Beads can be found from a few dollars up to 300 and more! But some of the nicest ones I have seen have been made by forum members out of scrap metal or pieces found in the hardware store. Any kind of metal sleeves, washers, collar nuts, even bike chain links can make a very decent bead already! (For 2 strands of un-gutted paracord I have found that an inner diameter of 3/16 to 1/4 works best.)
There are far too many websites with nice beads to list all of them here so consider this just a selection. I'm sure there are quite a few ones missing that are noteworthy, please let me know about other websites that you know and like!
basic beads (under $25):
stores.ebay.com/Original-PARABEADS-USA
cheap and basic aluminum beads
www.etsy.com/shop/MaverickMonkMetalArt
very nice beads in brass, copper and aluminum
ttpockettools.blogspot.com/p/lanyards.html
nice beads in different materials, new beads are posted sporadically
usaknifemaker.com/beads-skulls-lanyards-charms-c-111/damascus.html
cheap damascus beads
www.krypto-lite.com/now-available.html
beads in different metals
www.facebook.com/natacticalparacordaccessories
beads made from brass casings
tisurvival.com/about/products-2/lanyard-tube-spacers/
anodized titanium beads
carbon fiber:
www.uniquetitanium.com/Carbon-Fiber-Beads_p_448.html
simple titanium beads:
countycomm.com/ticordclutch.html
www.illgearonline.com/servlet/the-Titanium/Categories
www.spyderco.com/catalog/list.php?category=15
Pewter beads from Spyderco
more expensive beads:
www.facebook.com/groups/462178087135813/
Jason makes some very unique beads from materials that I have not seen anywhere else!
sergeknives.com/page8.html
Serge makes batches of copper and bronze beads from time to time
grayprecision.com/titanium.html
Pete Gray is famous for his titanium beads! He can make the same designs also in copper upon request.
artistryintitanium.com/Titanium_beads.html
titanium beads from Tom Anderson
www.etsy.com/shop/armourer
more titanium beads
www.paracord.com/Damascus-Beads_c_13.html
Zoe Crist damascus
www.draperknives.info/Available_work.php
Mike Draper's damascus beads
damascus and mokume beads:
www.etsy.com/shop/Khas9?ref=listing-shop-header-item-count
aescustomknives.com/docs/gallerybeads.htm
jordanmetalart.blogspot.com/
Kenn makes all kinds of metal toys. The cam beads are great!
atwoodknives.blogspot.com/
Peter Atwood has not made any beads recently but his beads are true classics!
skull beads:
usaknifemaker.com/beads-skulls-lanyards-charms-c-111/skulls.html
myworld.ebay.com/genadij925/
guy from Latvia selling some very unique skull beads
skeletonknives.com/skulls-and-lanyard-beads.html
www.scskulls.com/
thelanyardzone.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=23&osCsid=9b63ac9f64bd8429d54a55c30591bb05
also search for "skull lanyard bead" on ebay!
non-skull beads:
edcpeople.freeforums.net/thread/58/willydigger-wabi-skulls-sales-thread
commander of the villain army and maker of some of the coolest custom beads!
spartanbladesusa.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=18
very affordable spartan helmets and shields
www.edcfobs.com/
expensive in sterling silver, more affordable in nickel silver
usaknifemaker.com/beads-skulls-lanyards-charms-c-111/bulldog-bead-horizontal-hole-pewter.html
bulldogs!!!
skeletonknives.com/skulls-and-lanyard-beads.html
bronze horse among some skull beads
paracord.sirin-knife.com/Temlyki.php
wolf and spartan beads, website is in Russian but google translate helps! The seller speaks English.
khtima.blogspot.com/ or www.facebook.com/groups/custombeads/
the famous Ukrainian
www.steelflame.com/beads/
high end beads from Steel Flame
Starlingear:
www.starlingear.com/beads/
usaknifemaker.com/beads-skulls-lanyards-charms-c-111/skulls.html
www.monkeyedge.com/Starlingear-Beads-s/220.htm
www.facebook.com/SGCustomSilver
some interesting custom designs
www.facebook.com/ssenarat?fref=ts
Santi is selling things mostly on USN but he has some cool pictures on his FB page. Check out his cat and owl beads!
tritium beads:
www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?341869-BEADBOMB-Vol-2-(aka-the-next-Tritiumbead)
the bead bomb is probably the most famous tritium bead! Not available from the maker at the moment but can still be found on the secondary market.
www.hydrogen-3.com/sale/
very nice designs, perfect in combination with a veleno flashlight!
affordable beads from the 3D printer:
renegadeproductions.blogspot.com or www.facebook.com/rp.design.com
www.shapeways.com/shops/tofty?s=0
other websites that carry different beads:
www.bladehq.com/cat--Beads--1280
www.uniquetitanium.com
www.lighthound.com/Skull-Pace-Beads_c_211.html
www.survivaldepot.co.uk/
As with keychain tools many interesting beads are offered only in small batches on the USN (http://www.usualsuspect.net)
Beads can be found from a few dollars up to 300 and more! But some of the nicest ones I have seen have been made by forum members out of scrap metal or pieces found in the hardware store. Any kind of metal sleeves, washers, collar nuts, even bike chain links can make a very decent bead already! (For 2 strands of un-gutted paracord I have found that an inner diameter of 3/16 to 1/4 works best.)
There are far too many websites with nice beads to list all of them here so consider this just a selection. I'm sure there are quite a few ones missing that are noteworthy, please let me know about other websites that you know and like!
basic beads (under $25):
stores.ebay.com/Original-PARABEADS-USA
cheap and basic aluminum beads
www.etsy.com/shop/MaverickMonkMetalArt
very nice beads in brass, copper and aluminum
ttpockettools.blogspot.com/p/lanyards.html
nice beads in different materials, new beads are posted sporadically
usaknifemaker.com/beads-skulls-lanyards-charms-c-111/damascus.html
cheap damascus beads
www.krypto-lite.com/now-available.html
beads in different metals
www.facebook.com/natacticalparacordaccessories
beads made from brass casings
tisurvival.com/about/products-2/lanyard-tube-spacers/
anodized titanium beads
carbon fiber:
www.uniquetitanium.com/Carbon-Fiber-Beads_p_448.html
simple titanium beads:
countycomm.com/ticordclutch.html
www.illgearonline.com/servlet/the-Titanium/Categories
www.spyderco.com/catalog/list.php?category=15
Pewter beads from Spyderco
more expensive beads:
www.facebook.com/groups/462178087135813/
Jason makes some very unique beads from materials that I have not seen anywhere else!
sergeknives.com/page8.html
Serge makes batches of copper and bronze beads from time to time
grayprecision.com/titanium.html
Pete Gray is famous for his titanium beads! He can make the same designs also in copper upon request.
artistryintitanium.com/Titanium_beads.html
titanium beads from Tom Anderson
www.etsy.com/shop/armourer
more titanium beads
www.paracord.com/Damascus-Beads_c_13.html
Zoe Crist damascus
www.draperknives.info/Available_work.php
Mike Draper's damascus beads
damascus and mokume beads:
www.etsy.com/shop/Khas9?ref=listing-shop-header-item-count
aescustomknives.com/docs/gallerybeads.htm
jordanmetalart.blogspot.com/
Kenn makes all kinds of metal toys. The cam beads are great!
atwoodknives.blogspot.com/
Peter Atwood has not made any beads recently but his beads are true classics!
skull beads:
usaknifemaker.com/beads-skulls-lanyards-charms-c-111/skulls.html
myworld.ebay.com/genadij925/
guy from Latvia selling some very unique skull beads
skeletonknives.com/skulls-and-lanyard-beads.html
www.scskulls.com/
thelanyardzone.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=23&osCsid=9b63ac9f64bd8429d54a55c30591bb05
also search for "skull lanyard bead" on ebay!
non-skull beads:
edcpeople.freeforums.net/thread/58/willydigger-wabi-skulls-sales-thread
commander of the villain army and maker of some of the coolest custom beads!
spartanbladesusa.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=18
very affordable spartan helmets and shields
www.edcfobs.com/
expensive in sterling silver, more affordable in nickel silver
usaknifemaker.com/beads-skulls-lanyards-charms-c-111/bulldog-bead-horizontal-hole-pewter.html
bulldogs!!!
skeletonknives.com/skulls-and-lanyard-beads.html
bronze horse among some skull beads
paracord.sirin-knife.com/Temlyki.php
wolf and spartan beads, website is in Russian but google translate helps! The seller speaks English.
khtima.blogspot.com/ or www.facebook.com/groups/custombeads/
the famous Ukrainian
www.steelflame.com/beads/
high end beads from Steel Flame
Starlingear:
www.starlingear.com/beads/
usaknifemaker.com/beads-skulls-lanyards-charms-c-111/skulls.html
www.monkeyedge.com/Starlingear-Beads-s/220.htm
www.facebook.com/SGCustomSilver
some interesting custom designs
www.facebook.com/ssenarat?fref=ts
Santi is selling things mostly on USN but he has some cool pictures on his FB page. Check out his cat and owl beads!
tritium beads:
www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?341869-BEADBOMB-Vol-2-(aka-the-next-Tritiumbead)
the bead bomb is probably the most famous tritium bead! Not available from the maker at the moment but can still be found on the secondary market.
www.hydrogen-3.com/sale/
very nice designs, perfect in combination with a veleno flashlight!
affordable beads from the 3D printer:
renegadeproductions.blogspot.com or www.facebook.com/rp.design.com
www.shapeways.com/shops/tofty?s=0
other websites that carry different beads:
www.bladehq.com/cat--Beads--1280
www.uniquetitanium.com
www.lighthound.com/Skull-Pace-Beads_c_211.html
www.survivaldepot.co.uk/
As with keychain tools many interesting beads are offered only in small batches on the USN (http://www.usualsuspect.net)
