{"product_id":"stevens-tool-co-bd001-lanyard-bead-black-delrin-internal-knot-pocket-made-in-usa-stc-bd001","title":"Stevens Tool Co. BD001 Lanyard Bead, Black Delrin, Internal Knot Pocket, Made in USA (STC-BD001)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bead that will not scratch your knife.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe BD001 is Stevens Tool Co's first bead, turned from black Delrin rather than metal, with a tapered body and a pocket inside for your knot. Half an inch tall and a tenth of an ounce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Stevens Tool Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: BD001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Black Delrin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: Blasted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 0.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: 0.5\" top, 0.6\" base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCord Outlet: 0.225\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnot Opening: 0.3125\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 0.1 oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMachining: Haslet, Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinishing: By hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Made in USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy Not Metal\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost lanyard beads are brass, copper, or titanium, and all three are harder than the anodizing on a knife handle. A bead swinging against a pocket clip leaves marks on whatever it lands on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelrin does not. It is an acetal with a naturally slick surface, tough enough to take years of handling and soft enough that it will not mar what it touches. At a tenth of an ounce it also does not drag on a lanyard the way a metal bead does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Internal Knot Pocket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cord outlet is 0.225 inches and the knot opening above it is 0.3125 inches. That difference is the entire design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour knot sits up inside the bead rather than bunched underneath it, so the lanyard hangs clean, the bead sits flush against the cord, and the knot is not the first thing to wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTapered on Purpose\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body runs 0.5 inches across the top and 0.6 at the base, so it widens as it goes down. Your fingers find the wide end without looking, which is what you want on something you are pulling out of a pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat Comes With It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach BD001 ships with roughly 12 inches of Atwood Rope MFG 275 cord, which is made in the USA, a Stevens Tool Co sticker sourced locally in Fort Worth, Texas, and a certificate of authenticity. It arrives in a capsule Samuel designed and 3D prints himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout Stevens Tool Co.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamuel Stevens started Stevens Tool Co in Texas in early 2026. Before EDC he worked as a guitar amplifier technician at a Fort Worth amp shop, repairing, designing, and building tube amps. He collected knives on the side, took a job at a large knife store, and used the connections he built in the EDC industry to get his own designs off the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything is designed and finished in house. Machining goes out to American shops until he can buy the equipment to bring it under his own roof, which is the plan. In his words, keeping manufacturing in the United States matters to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMachined in Haslet, Texas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe BD001 is machined in Haslet and finished by hand, which puts it a short drive from our shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot much on this site is made that close to home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly carrying American\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stevens Tool Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67593426567348,"sku":"STC-BD001","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4049\/4516\/files\/IMG_5569_397c4531-412a-4baf-b4aa-1bd63397b0a8.jpg?v=1792190489","url":"https:\/\/lonestarknife.com\/products\/stevens-tool-co-bd001-lanyard-bead-black-delrin-internal-knot-pocket-made-in-usa-stc-bd001","provider":"Lone Star Knife \u0026 Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}