Guidance on jute wrapped handles

[Indianbladenoob]

Hi all,

I was hoping for a little guidance on a plan I had for my White River Backpacker. What with neither having the time or the material to make the micarta scales I wanted to I am now considering doing a jute wrap on it a la Daniel Fairly or David Farmer (many thanks to you, sirs).

Now, because the jute cord I have is about 2-3 mm thick, I plan to put a flat layer on the handle and then do a tsuka-maki style wrap over it with stripped black paracord. I wanted to know if it was essential to soak the jute in epoxy of some kind or would it be sufficient to soak the finished wrap in cyanoacrylate. Does the previous point have any bearing on the paracord wrap? I assume that both jute and paracord will have the chosen soak/coating.

I will consider anyone's advice, but a response from either DF would be just perfect. Also, any other/more information in case I am missing something would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Vasu

EDIT: PS. I did look around the forums and the net and have seen mostly epoxy being used on wraps. I recalled an old video of Mike Snody using CA for this.

 

[Indianbladenoob]

Bump!,
No One?? Alrighty then, testing time it is.

 

[jackknife]

I've used jute wrapping on my machete's for a better grip under heavy use. Once I have the wrapping on, I use a disposable chip brush to soak in a good epoxy mix into the jute. A light sanding with 500 paper to knock off the sharp points and you have a great longterm grip.

 

[Indianbladenoob]

Thanks Jackknife, I guess I will also probably employ this method.