Couple "black + tan" cordwrap pics

Chiro75

Chiro75

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Finished this in record time. Epoxying these handles is new to me, so it sort of got globbed on. Strictly user-grade! Handle is 1mm hemp twine with some really thin 1/4" wide cotton cord over it. I'm out of practice wrapping handles and the hemp is pretty inconsistent, so to make this look nice you need to:
1) Use something with good consistency for the under layer.
2) Be better at wrapping handles.
3) Be better at epoxying wrapped handles!

But, I'm satisfied. For a knife that was scrap 3 weeks ago because of a botched HT we certainly made it into something. More pics in the gallery!
Oops... OAL is 10.5" with a 5.25" blade. Fully convex ground on both sides with a false edge. Clay tempered, 1/8" thick 1084. Finished to 1500 grit, by hand (with the exception of the drill press for holes I didn't use, it's completely made with hand tools, actually). Light etch.
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Scott Slbodian did a thing in Blade quite a few years ago, and I have found some other online tutorials, too. It's actually not that hard if you take your time and have a way to really hold the knife and keep the wrap from unraveling. The end of the handle is a pain, too.
 
A trick with the end of the wrap is to use superglue to keep the last knot steady or just glue the end flat together. When the epoxy is applied the knot or the ends will be solid for ever.

A big help in applying the epoxy is to keep the resin warm, so it flows better and is better absorbed by the (cotton) cord.
The use of a hot air blower (hairdryer or paintstripper) on the epoxy will make impregnation better, you don't need a brush to get the epoxy in all the folds and corners and exess resin will flow off the handle better, so you don't get a bigger end of the handle with too much sagged resin.
The elevated temp. will allso help shorten the curing time.

Jan
 
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