Paracord Dog Collar

This is basically a paracord bracelet but with a metal D-ring in the middle and a plastic buckle. For this one i used 2 different colour cords a "welded aluminium D-ring" and a 25mm buckle i cut out of an old belt. (All are available from e-bay)

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Starting with one end of the buckle i chose the male end because the wholes are easier to thread the cord through. So take one end of each colour cord and thread them from front to back and then split around the side. I then placed one under and one over and used a simple overhand not to secure each end to the opposite colour (this is basically a fisherman's know with something in the middle) Then slide it down and pull it tight. Be sure to leave a small amount of tail end on each end.

Comments

[mgdots]

Is there a way to figure out how much cord would be needed to make a collar? I have two 100 foot lengths and would like to cut it down to make it easier to work with.

Thanks,
Mike

[mattrush]

Yes there is. What i did, since i have been making so many of these recently for various other people is draw up a chart that tells you how many cm of chord you will need for a certain size wrist.

I did this by doing the following:
Take about 50ft of chord and fold it in half, then from the centre using a permanent marker, mark 10cm lines down each side of the chord until you get to either end. I marked the centre a different colour so i know where it is.
Now tie the centre onto the buckle and start with a smallish number, i used a 10cm wrist, so shorten the end of the buckle to 10 cm and begin to tie. i tied a scrap of chord around each end in a simple overhand know, then slide this down to the next mark and keep a mental note of how many 10s of centimetres you have used.
I did this for a single stitch and a double stitch, and also for a 15cm and a 20 cm. Recording the data as you go you will have six figures, 3 for a single and 3 for a double. Then using a clever excel spreadsheet i was able to make a fairly accurate prediction of how much chord i would need.

So, tell me how big you want it to be and i will tell you how much cord you need for a dog collar (double stitch) it doesn't mean that you won't need to cut a bit off the end but it won't be a huge amount.

Thanks

[mattrush]

also excuse my misspelling of cord as "chord" damn autocorrect!

[mgdots]

I am thinking I would like to be 16 inch collar. Regardign the stitch, what is the collar in the attached instructions? I was going to make one similar to this.

[mattrush]

for a 16" collar you would need 11.6 meters or 38.057743 feet. this is if you had only one colour so for a two-tone one you half that and have 5.8 meters of each. I have noticed that the larger you go in size the more chord is left for some reason so you might have a few feet to spare on the end. also it depends how tight you tie it as well, you would't think it but cos theres so many loops and such if its loose it soon adds up. The colours i used are listed as Tan + Dark Brown. I have seen Tan listed as Coyote in some stores and Dark Brown is often called Chocolate. Hope this helps.

[10ecmomma]

how much cord did you use? how do you figure that? I have two collars that I need to make but am not sure of the length of paracord I will need.

THANKS

[triumphman]

Thanks for the explanation of how to go back over the original and add another layer of knots to make it thicker. I wanted to do this for a survival wrist thingy (guys don't want to call them bracelets). Another intrust. did not make this clear. Much appreciated! Triumphman. 6-16-11