Leather handle wrap?

[Hogwash]

I've tried to search and failed, damn Linux.

I want to do a simple leather handle wrap, not like a Samurai sword and not a twisted up paracord deal.

The knife I'm wrapping has a full tang with some wood slabs under the wrap.

If any one has a good description or pics I would appreciate it.

 

[Shawn fu]

Are you looking to wrap a handle with a solid piece of leather and stitch together on one side?

 

[Hogwash]

No stitching, just strips of leather woven(?) around the handle to hold everything together and give a good grip.

 

[Gene Chapman]

I have used this with leather boot laces and deer laces (Mt Man Shows).

It's done the same as whipping rope ends to keep them from fraying.

Like to use it for a leather handle on small hand forged knives. I looked but don't have an example. Here is a link.

http://www.ropeworks.biz/reader/whipping.pdf

 

[grease-man]

Is this kind of what you are after?

http://www.britishblades.com/home/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=103

 

[Lorien]

COOL:thumbup:

 

[Hengelo_77]

Try searching on midevel Europen battle wraps.
It was used on swords quite a bit

 

[Hogwash]

What I'm really after is a laced leather handle wrap like a bull whip.

I think I'm going to buy this book and a couple spools of 6mm kangaroo lacing.

 

[DrThunder88]

I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but I actually did make a bullwhip (out of paracord) using these sennets. I managed to get it to wrap around the handle shaft and belly. I presume it could be put around a knife handle.

 

[B.V.]

I think what you might be looking for will be found in a recent (week or so...) thread by Tai Goo titled "Recurve Bowie". It even has an animated demo. Good Luck!

 

[TekSec]

How about this look?

Here's how Stormdrane did it. http://www.khww.net/readarticle.php?article_id=53