Hmmm...lemme guess, you also don't have a SY shirt or hat...& prefer sterile knives? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Actually, I don't have a SY hat or shirt. Like I said I would wear one if it was free. Sterile knives/logoed knives, who cares as long as they are good right Mr. Wayne <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.

I'd definitely like a lanyard or two. I'm not that into the shirt or hats but depending on what they look like I could convince myself that I need them <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />.

Assuming a good quality JYD-logo bead, I'd go for a few Scrap Yard lanyards. I just ordered some beautiful AES Damascus lanyard beads for $25/ea (+$10 S&H on my order of 6), so I'm not above spending good money on trinkets. I bought a couple of Ariel's knives that came with lanyards a while back. In my opinion, while no more functional than a simple paracord string, a distinctive lanyard adds quite a bit to the aesthetics of a good knife.

On a related note, has anyone "Up Armored" any of their knives? I keep promising myself that I'm going to send off my Competition Grades for a paint job (at least the Jack Hammers), but haven't gotten around to it.

Ariel just sent these picture of the beads I ordered from him:

I really like those beads.

WOW!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> Those are awesome! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Damascus is beautiful no matter what it is shaped into, but those beads are something else. Nice score!