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OK,first you need to tape the blade to prevent accidents & possibly a run to the ER which will cost you a bundle,thus depleting your JK knife funds.
I whipped up this little mockup knife out of kydex for todays lesson.
And the tools I used.....scissors,forceps,& a lighter.
First loop the cord through both holes starting with the front hole,then bring it through the front hole & rear hole again,leaving about 8-10" hanging out the rear hole.
The next 2 pics show how it looks so far,2 strands on one side & a single on the other.
Then take the front strand & bring it under & loop it through the hole.
Then over the top & through the hole again.
Then over the top again wrapping it over the 2 strands.
Then bring it under the bottom & tuck it under the single strand.
Repete for however many loops you want for each pass.(I went with 2 as you can see)
When on the 2 strand side only go under one of the strands,I went with the loose one hanging out the rear hole so it would be easier to get the cord through.:thumbup:
Here's where the forceps come in handy...the end where it's crowded.
Now I took the 2 ends & looped them through the rear hole as many times as I could force them through,
one over the top & the other under making sure they are coming out of the hole in opposite directions so you can tie them off.
I tried 2 different ways of tying the ends as you can see in the last 2 pics.
Sorry for the quality of the pics,but you get the idea I hope.
There ya go guys,my first tutorial,hope I was clear enough.
Any questions,just ask.
And if anyone has a better way to tie off the ends I would love to hear it,thats the best I could do with my limited knot tying abilities.
Oh yeah it took 4' of cord for the mockup so I'd go with 6-7' for the LRK+.
And remember to keep pulling the cord tight as you wrap it to keep it looking good with out any loose spots.(I didn't because I was in a hurry)
I whipped up this little mockup knife out of kydex for todays lesson.
And the tools I used.....scissors,forceps,& a lighter.
First loop the cord through both holes starting with the front hole,then bring it through the front hole & rear hole again,leaving about 8-10" hanging out the rear hole.
The next 2 pics show how it looks so far,2 strands on one side & a single on the other.
Then take the front strand & bring it under & loop it through the hole.
Then over the top & through the hole again.
Then over the top again wrapping it over the 2 strands.
Then bring it under the bottom & tuck it under the single strand.
Repete for however many loops you want for each pass.(I went with 2 as you can see)
When on the 2 strand side only go under one of the strands,I went with the loose one hanging out the rear hole so it would be easier to get the cord through.:thumbup:
Here's where the forceps come in handy...the end where it's crowded.
Now I took the 2 ends & looped them through the rear hole as many times as I could force them through,
one over the top & the other under making sure they are coming out of the hole in opposite directions so you can tie them off.
I tried 2 different ways of tying the ends as you can see in the last 2 pics.
Sorry for the quality of the pics,but you get the idea I hope.
There ya go guys,my first tutorial,hope I was clear enough.
Any questions,just ask.
And if anyone has a better way to tie off the ends I would love to hear it,thats the best I could do with my limited knot tying abilities.
Oh yeah it took 4' of cord for the mockup so I'd go with 6-7' for the LRK+.
And remember to keep pulling the cord tight as you wrap it to keep it looking good with out any loose spots.(I didn't because I was in a hurry
)
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