Cord wrapping a Bushman

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Since this guy already bit me while I was experimenting with some wrapping and knots on it, I think I'll accelerate my wrapping schedule. LOL

I think the taper will be problematic, as I'm sure everyone else with one already knows. Combined with its smoothness, I really get an extremely poor grip on the thing. What I would like to do is put a great big turks head down by the handle's transition into the blade to act as a guard, then wrap to some point toward the butt, perhaps putting a second turks head at the end.

I haven't tried it with wet cord yet, but the turks head I tried by the blade seemed pretty unstable even after tightening. I don't want to use a permanent fixer like an epoxy if I don't have to. I know this is a pretty popular blade, so I hope you guys can help me out.

At least a little super glue kept me from having a second cleft between my thumb and finger. $400 at your local ER, but it can be yours for less than a dollar if you're willing to do your own work. Haha!!
 
You could wrap the handle in skateboard tape before wrapping with cord.
That way, if you ever have to use the cord, you still have a rough, no-slip surface. Might be too rough for extended chopping but will definately be "grippy".
 
Wrap it in a golfclub/handlebar/racket kind of tape..... even that fabric hockey/sports tape........ or you can use 2 sided tape or rubber cement under your cord wrap (both hold well and are not as permanent as epoxy.)

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Rupestris said:
You could wrap the handle in skateboard tape before wrapping with cord.
That way, if you ever have to use the cord, you still have a rough, no-slip surface. Might be too rough for extended chopping but will definately be "grippy".
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I like this idea, but will that interfere with tightening up the wrapping?
 
Magnussen said:
Wrap it in a golfclub/handlebar/racket kind of tape..... even that fabric hockey/sports tape........ or you can use 2 sided tape or rubber cement under your cord wrap (both hold well and are not as permanent as epoxy.)

Post pics after you decide which way you're going...
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Ahhh, that would probably still allow the cord to tighten up as well.
 
Personally, I would use rubber cement.... coated the handle and let it get tacky then wrap it.
 
paracords outer shell shrinks a bit as it dries but the inner strands don't because they don't stretch when wet. If you use only the shell of paracord it will shrink quite a bit more that wrapping the whole thing. I also cut a small notch out just below the blade to make sure the cord stays put and to give a more definitive end to the edge.
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electrician/hockey "friction" tape is one of my favorite things to use for stuff like this. I think it would work great under paracord.
 
Here's how I did mine.

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Nothing under the wrap, no problems with slippage. I looped vertically through the handle twice and then wrapped the handle from top to bottom, weaving in and out of the vertical strands. The end was terminated by tucking it under the bottom wrap, melting, and flattening so it wouldn't back out. If I ever need to use the cord I just have to snip the flared end.
 
42,

That looks awesome, could you post a drawing that would explain it to a 5-year-old? I am not quite getting how you did the weave.
 
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The final step is to cut and melt the ends, flattening them out into a "button end" with a flat object so that they can't slide out of the wrap.
 
I used tennis racket grip tape from wally world on my "wally world special" 10.00 fixed blade knife. Worked great. Not as good looking as paracord but I think it makes a better grip surface.
 
i used a round chain saw file to cut a small choil into the base of the edge, to give me a tactile point for me to know where the danger starts. mine is also wrapped with basic vinyl electrician's tape.
 
try plasti-dip.

you just dip the handle of the bushman into the plasti-dip and let hang dry.

its the same stuff i used to use on the tools in my shop and it worked great. once it gets really dirty or beaten up you just peel away and apply a new coat.

chears

JC
 
A nice thing about the wrap job I posted is that the ridge of the weave helps prevent rotation in the hand--one of the few shortcomings the Bushman has.
 
misanthropist said:
Awesome little tutorial there 42!
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Thanks. It was something I had kind of just pulled out of thin air. I had heard people on here talking about how it was next to impossible to do, but I didn't have much to do that day and figured I'd just wing it to see what would happen. I'm pretty pleased with the results. :)
 
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