Adhesive for cord wrap

[Tuhon Bill McGrath]

Hi Guys,

I am making a walking stick from a pakkawood dowel and would like to attach a paracord lanyard to it without drilling a hole through the wood. I have seen some cord wrapped tonto style handles in which the cord was dipped in an adhesive that seemed very strong. The adhesive looked to be much thinner in viscosity than regular epoxy. What adhesive is being used on these knives and would it be strong enough in adhesion as to not slide down the smooth surface of the pakkawood dowel? I need an adhesive tuough enough so that several good hard tugs should not make the lanyard slip.

Thanks,
Bill McGrath
tuhonbill@pekiti-tirsia.com

 

[R.W.Clark]

A properly tied self arresting knot should not need any adhesive to stay secure. Knots such as a clove hitch, hangmans or prusick should be very secure. Just make sure and use climbers utility cord and not paracord. Paracord was meant to come untangled and is not the best for this use.

That being said, I would use CA (super glue). Epoxies are just a mess to work with and are really no better than CA. Just apply it lightly and be carefull. Make sure that it is fully hardened before you touch it. Not only will you be joined to the walking stick for quite some time, you will also make the CA turn to a frosty white.

BTW, finally a person who calls adhesive by its proper name and not "glue". Glues are protein based, and generally suck for all but very specialized uses. White "Glue is really PVA, yellow "glue" is Aliphatic Resin, Type II yellow "glue" is cross linking PVA.

Sorry, pet peave

 

[Jerry Hossom]

One of the martial art world's greats. Welcome to the forums, Tuhon.

A number of folks use epoxy. Most hobby shops sell an epoxy that is specially for finishing surfaces. It is much thinner than that used to bond parts. I'd think that would work well for both attachment and finishing. Good luck with it.