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I received my Kill Devils yesterday. 
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I thought I'd share how I wrapped the handle on mine. There was just the right amount of cord included (20 feet) to do it this way.
First, you need to wet the cord. This causes the nylon to relax a bit, so it will be a bit easier to wrap, and when it dries it will tighten up too. Just take the hank of cord and run it under the faucet until it is soaked. I squeezed the water out, then dried off any remaining excess in a towel.
To start, run the cord through the hole in the handle to the mid point in the given length (should be 10' per side).
Next, from the center point of the cord, you need to pull an additional 4 and 1/2 feet (52"-53") through toward the side of the handle which will be on the finger side of your grip. Lay the SHORTER length of cord vertically up the handle, as shown in the photo. This will be on the PALM side of the grip, and will be slightly thicker (mine is shown for a right-handed user).
Wrap the LONGER length of cord up the recessed area of the handle, until you reach the top. Wrap firmly, but it doesn't need to be super tight (recall the cord will shink a bit as it dries). Once you've reached the top, hold the two pieces together and check to make sure that the two tag ends of cord are the same length (~6 feet). They should be within an inch or two of each other at most. If for some reason they're not, unwrap and adjust appropriately. I found the offset from the center needed to be 52"-53" for it to work out.
Next you start the modified coffin wrap (also known as the Strider wrap). Simply wrap the two pieces of cord around each other (I went counter-clockwise for my wraps), and pull them snug. Adjust the cord to the top of the underlying wrap, and you will wrap around to the other side of the handle in the next step.
While continuing to hold the cord firmly so the junction loops remain centered, flip the tomahawk over and wrap them around the back side. At the center of the handle, wrap the two pieces of cord around each other again while maintaining pressure on both pieces (make sure to go in the same direction, CCW here). Take care to adjust the cord at the edge of the handle so it is butted firmly up against the previous wrap, otherwise you will have gaps. If the cord does not want to lay down the right way, sometimes it helps to twist the cord slightly to make it lay down correctly.
Continue wrapping down the handle area until you reach the bottom. For me, this took 16 wraps per side. The next image shows the last loop wrap on the back side. One more loop wrap is still needed on the front side.
Bring the two pieces of cord back around to the back side one final time, but don't loop them around each other this time.
Next, thread the two pieces of cord through the hole in the handle.
Flip the blade over, and pull the two ends tightly to snug them up.
Finally, I held the two ends together and simply tied a single overhand knot. Before pulling it snug, I worked it down as close to the handle as possible. This picture shows the completed wrap. I re-trimmed the tag ends slightly, but you shouldn't have more than about 6" left on either side.
The final product. I beat on mine a bit this afternoon, and it is actually pretty comfortable, even without gloves. I think it turned out pretty good!
Hopefully this helps a few people out with theirs. I thought there would be some instructions included for wrapping from Busse, but there weren't, so I just set out to do one myself. I think this is a good option to use with the amount of cord we were given. Enjoy wrapping!!!
:thumbup: I thought I'd share how I wrapped the handle on mine. There was just the right amount of cord included (20 feet) to do it this way.
First, you need to wet the cord. This causes the nylon to relax a bit, so it will be a bit easier to wrap, and when it dries it will tighten up too. Just take the hank of cord and run it under the faucet until it is soaked. I squeezed the water out, then dried off any remaining excess in a towel.
To start, run the cord through the hole in the handle to the mid point in the given length (should be 10' per side).
Next, from the center point of the cord, you need to pull an additional 4 and 1/2 feet (52"-53") through toward the side of the handle which will be on the finger side of your grip. Lay the SHORTER length of cord vertically up the handle, as shown in the photo. This will be on the PALM side of the grip, and will be slightly thicker (mine is shown for a right-handed user).
Wrap the LONGER length of cord up the recessed area of the handle, until you reach the top. Wrap firmly, but it doesn't need to be super tight (recall the cord will shink a bit as it dries). Once you've reached the top, hold the two pieces together and check to make sure that the two tag ends of cord are the same length (~6 feet). They should be within an inch or two of each other at most. If for some reason they're not, unwrap and adjust appropriately. I found the offset from the center needed to be 52"-53" for it to work out.
Next you start the modified coffin wrap (also known as the Strider wrap). Simply wrap the two pieces of cord around each other (I went counter-clockwise for my wraps), and pull them snug. Adjust the cord to the top of the underlying wrap, and you will wrap around to the other side of the handle in the next step.
While continuing to hold the cord firmly so the junction loops remain centered, flip the tomahawk over and wrap them around the back side. At the center of the handle, wrap the two pieces of cord around each other again while maintaining pressure on both pieces (make sure to go in the same direction, CCW here). Take care to adjust the cord at the edge of the handle so it is butted firmly up against the previous wrap, otherwise you will have gaps. If the cord does not want to lay down the right way, sometimes it helps to twist the cord slightly to make it lay down correctly.
Continue wrapping down the handle area until you reach the bottom. For me, this took 16 wraps per side. The next image shows the last loop wrap on the back side. One more loop wrap is still needed on the front side.
Bring the two pieces of cord back around to the back side one final time, but don't loop them around each other this time.
Next, thread the two pieces of cord through the hole in the handle.
Flip the blade over, and pull the two ends tightly to snug them up.
Finally, I held the two ends together and simply tied a single overhand knot. Before pulling it snug, I worked it down as close to the handle as possible. This picture shows the completed wrap. I re-trimmed the tag ends slightly, but you shouldn't have more than about 6" left on either side.
The final product. I beat on mine a bit this afternoon, and it is actually pretty comfortable, even without gloves. I think it turned out pretty good!
Hopefully this helps a few people out with theirs. I thought there would be some instructions included for wrapping from Busse, but there weren't, so I just set out to do one myself. I think this is a good option to use with the amount of cord we were given. Enjoy wrapping!!!
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