Post pics of your Swamp Warden Wraps....

Eric Isaacson

Eric Isaacson

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Post pics of your Swamp Warden Wraps here.

I thought a thread dedicated to the Swamp Warden would be cool. Here is one of mine and it's new wrap (with our new reflective cord) More pics to come soon

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Bully, those are sweet. You must have really paid attention in Boy Scouts. You're the "Knot Master". You need to put together a tutorial. You said the reflective paracord is "ours". Are you selling that at the store. I like it. I'd love to see come camo pattern 550 with reflective thread mixed in. Great for the hunting woods.
 
Here's another one I just finished, my last one for today. Red reflective cord, single wrap. They all feel pretty good in the hand, my favorite is probably the first one.

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mike biz said:
Bully, those are sweet. You must have really paid attention in Boy Scouts. You're the "Knot Master". You need to put together a tutorial. You said the reflective paracord is "ours". Are you selling that at the store. I like it. I'd love to see come camo pattern 550 with reflective thread mixed in. Great for the hunting woods.
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Interestingly I just taught myself how to "tie" in the last couple of years. I was never a Boy Scout but now wish I was. I have several books on knots and braiding and they are fun to try. The reflective cord I just bought yesterday and the "We" is my daughter and I. She does all the lanyards for the Busse Company Store and she sells at Blade, Knob Creek etc. I don't have any Camo Reflective but that is a good idea. If I place a big order I'll try to see if I can get some of that.

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Nice job Eric. I especially like the first one. Does the swamp now offer reflective cord for sale? It there metallic content in the cord that makes it reflective.

For my Warden, I have a Rainwalker sheath coming, but until I get it, obviously, I can't carry it. When the time comes, I've been thinking about tennis racket tape for the handle. Won't be pretty, but will be functional.
 
Thank you for this thread guys. I finally scored a SW and was getting ready to start a thread about this very thing. Until I used the search feature that is. ;)

RF: I really like how you did yours. It leaves more of a front/finger guard. I like that. Is there a name for that type of wrap? I want to try that one out.
 
What do you guys use for sheaths with those wraps? Looks like a kydex sheath would need to be wider.
 
Gravelface said:
What books do you have or recommend? I need to learn this!
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are there books?

J33psru1e said:
Nice wraps Rat. Wow.
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Thank you sir!

Guyon said:
Tutorial please.
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if you look at the brown wrapped one here:

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I started at the little "finger" along the front of the top spine. I pulled about 3/4 of an inch of core out of the cord and cut it off, then let the core pull back inside so there was a starting section that is gutted. I laid the gutted section along the inside of the top bar, then started wrapping it around very tightly. after a small distance, I started going around both bars as can be seen in the pic, basically doing a figure 8 pattern and keeping it as tight as possible. I would try to mash and compress the cord towards the front of the knife each time through, for a tighter weave. then when you get to the end, try to figure out a way to finish it without making a lump. the green one comes through and sticks out along/between the cords of the lanyard, and the brown one is kind of different but equally makeshift.

Not much of a tutorial, I know :D Hope it helps a little.
 
Thanks for the heads-up Rat, I just duplicated your wrap in OD 550 paracord on my black SW. Just need to make a black and green sinnet and I'll post a pic.
 
jgkelly said:
Thanks for the heads-up Rat, I just duplicated your wrap in OD 550 paracord on my black SW. Just need to make a black and green sinnet and I'll post a pic.
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I may have to wrap another one, I like Rat's wrap so much.

Great work. I can't wait to see more pics

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