Izula Bushcraft style

[eshu]

It sure looks great, and was a very original idea, but I don't understand why you wouldn't want to paracord wrap a knife for hiking/camping? I bought my izula for the same reason and that is EXACTLY why I paracord wrapped it. The paracord doesn't weigh much and it could be very useful in an emergency/survival situation.

I think it depends what hiking/camping means to you.
I live in Poland which is smaller than the New Mexico state, have ~122 persons/km2 and moderate climate so in the survival/emergency situation I rather use a cell phone than the 1,5 meter of paracord

I had used a knife similar to Izula - Osa (wasp) - polish air force survival knife, wrapped with the paracord and I never had unwraped it, so the cord was just a handle.
Paracord also holds humidity and dirt between the strings of the wrap. Because I more often use a knife to prepare the food than chop the trees, I want it to be clean.

For regular outdoor use I prefer rather solid handle, and the leather one should be good.
My old scout knife had waxed leather handle and the grip was good even when wet, but of course I'll test my idea on Izula to be sure

I also don't think that a good, waterproofed leather is less durable than a paracord.

The construction of Izula is wonderful - I can change the grip whenever I want, from the leather to the paracord even twice a week so I don't worry.
If it's crap, I'll use something else, now I like it

I usually have a few meters of a cord in my backpack just in case.

 

[jonnyghost]

I think it's very cool. I would have used a little thicker leather and followed the inside line of the handle to make it more secure. You could use snaps, then you could remove it for cleaning. If you put them tight to the ends it wouldn't move around.

 

[abolt2]

I think it's very cool. I would have used a little thicker leather and followed the inside line of the handle to make it more secure. You could use snaps, then you could remove it for cleaning. If you put them tight to the ends it wouldn't move around.

almost like alittle pouch maybe.

 

[hoopster]

Nice idea, thanks for sharing. This is one of the many reasons I like the Izula so much. It's almost like a blank canvas ready to be personalized. Enjoy it!

 

[danieldw]

looks good

 

[Shotgun]

Pretty neat idea and welcome to the forums. I'm waiting for the scales to come out though.

 

[GRIM 62]

That's a first,nice wrap!

 

[kelewis]

I'm starting to convince myself to wrap my izula like that as well.

i like

 

[Munky88]

If he sewed it on when the leather was wet it would have tightened nicely and should be no problem at all. With the shape of the handle the leather nested nicley and should'nt move at all. Certainly less than para-cord does. this is something that has been used on traditional bush craft knives for some time and is time proven. If done right it's probably safer then para-cord.

And to the nay sayers doubting leathers durability. What?! it's goddamn leather.

Cool idea. I like it.

 

[forestnomad]

Nice! I really like it. I wonder how it would feel if you filled in the spaces in the handle, and then attached some leather scales? Maybe I'll try it if I can get my hands on some scrap leather.