Handle Wrap Name?

[colu41]

Could someone tell me the name or style of this handle wrap? I would like to look up how its done. Very cool.
http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/popup_image2.php?pID=3681

 

[coldsteelburns]

Looks like it's just a simple over-under (braided) wrap with a separate piece of paracord folded in half on each side on the handle, with the loop end of the folded pieces on the ricasso end and the two ends tied off near the handle butt. If you look close I'm sure you'll see it.

So it looks like there the are a total of three separate pieces of cord for this wrap: 2 shorter pieces for the "loops" on each handle side which can be taped in place at the top (ricasso end where the fold or "loop" is) and bottom (handle butt side where it will be tied ioff a knot to close it) to keep them taught during the wrapping process.

After that take a long piece and wrap the handle going over then under each half of the loop on each side of the handle till you reach the end, then figure out a clean looking way to tie off all six ends, using the lanyard hole for each end of the main wrap's ends to be tied through perhaps. The way the wrap is tied is what I can make out from the picture, but without seeing both sides I can't quite tell how they tied and finished it all off.


Hope that helps or makes sense.

~Paul

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[Hengelo_77]

It looks like a chinese cord wrap

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

It is called a "Braided Paracord Wrap".

 

[colu41]

Thanks guys. I'll have to give it a try.