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I got bored this morning so I touched up the edge on my Izula and wrapped it in waxed hemp wick, the kind used for lighting pipes. Before that I heated the tang over the stove and rubbed beeswax into the steel to protect against rust. After the wrap I slipped 7 ranger bands over the rear portion of the handle beginning in two rows and tapering up in a stepped fashion until everything overlapped in the middle. The resulting swell rests perfectly between my middle and ring finger and enhances my grip considerably.
I imagine all the materials used could come in handy in any number of desperate situations as well. It’s kind of ugly, and I reckon the hemp wick will gather all kinds of dirt very quickly, but it’s so damn functional, grippy and affordable to set one up like this that I figured someone here might like it.
I imagine all the materials used could come in handy in any number of desperate situations as well. It’s kind of ugly, and I reckon the hemp wick will gather all kinds of dirt very quickly, but it’s so damn functional, grippy and affordable to set one up like this that I figured someone here might like it.