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My version of this strap used 12 feet of parachute cord and a 1″ split ring. Also missing were lengths so I had to make a couple before getting it right. The only problem was the best description I could find was a video produced by a German photographer, Bo Ismono (link to his video) and I found that I was always having to start and stop it to figure out what to do. I wanted a wrist strap for my camera and in looking around the internet I found that it would be easy to make one out of parachute cord. Posted on NovemCategories DIY Tags DIY, key fob, para cord, parachute cord Leave a comment on DIY Para Cord Key Fob DIY Para Cord Camera Strap
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You can see that I was not really great at keeping the tension on the knots consistent, next time I will do a better job. Which gave me a key fob that looks like this. I just used my hot knife to seal the ends of the cord so everything would not come undone. This is really a simple knot and using two colors of para cord makes it even easier. Quickly you will see your fob taking shape. That will keep everything looking nice and even when you finish. One thing I learned is to keep the tension on the knots as you tighten them consistent. Tighten everything up and one knot has been completed.
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Now take the white cord and go under the black, then over and through the hole created by the black cord. Take the black cord and go over and around the white cord, then back under the black. When you start each knot, the cords will be in the same locations, black on left, white on right. Notice how the black cord is on the left. Put the cord through the slot on the key. You can wet your fingers and squeeze the joint to get it a bit smaller but be careful, the molten material will be hot! Now that the hardest part of the project has been completed, we can start making snake knots. Then stick the two melted ends together (while they are still melted) and push them together. If we weren’t trying to take pictures doing both at the same time would make this much easier. Here I am heating and melting the end of the white cord. The first, and what turned out to be the hardest, part of the project was joining the two pieces. My current fob was just a piece of cord tied together, nothing really fancy.Įnd cuts of black and white para cord were lying around so they would be the materials of choice. Karl Cain on Trail Bum Backpacking StoolĪfter my last attempt creating something with parachute cord, I decided to try making a key fob using a snake knot and two different colors of para cord.Casey Rayburn on Trail Bum Backpacking Stool.Rollie Herman on Trail Bum Backpacking Stool.Extension Strap for AKC™ Pet Booster Seat.