Paracord Wrapping Handles?

[BladeScout]

That makes sense, in an extremely limited way. That does mitigate some of the shortcomings of a para-cord-wrapped handle... while making it even more difficult to access the ONLY sane reason for an un-sealed cord-wrap on a knife handle, which is to have 6-10 of cord readily-available.

I say again, I would rather leave my knife alone and dip into my pocket/pack or unwrap 20-feet of paracord from my sheath or boonie hat, than end up up standing there like a nitwit with a knife that's difficult to hold onto, and a very short length of cord that may or may not be soaked-through with God-knows-what.

That the same conclusion I have reached after a period of trial and error.

 

[bpeezer]

So...does paracord have any effect on the ergonomics of a small fixed blade? I know a lot of people have negative views on it, but solely for comfort of use, does the paracord add any (even slight) amount of padding to make it easier on the hand?

 

[james terrio]

So...does paracord have any effect on the ergonomics of a small fixed blade? I know a lot of people have negative views on it, but solely for comfort of use, does the paracord add any (even slight) amount of padding to make it easier on the hand?

Sure! It's certainly better than bare steel. Especially if the edges of the tang haven't been chamfered (and they very seldom are).

 

[BladeScout]

Yes, better than a skeleton handle - but not as good as a proper handle/handle slabs.

 

[jnich67]

What is a good epoxy for sealing cord wrapped handles?

I would agree that if the knife is going to be in your hand for more than a few minutes at a time, proper scales are called for, but for quick utility jobs, a cord wrap works just fine and has a slimmer profile.

Jordan