What's the best method to Paracord wrap the end of this knife??

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This is my very *first* attempt to paracord wrap a knife. I just got 150 ft of coyote brown paracord on ebay and was excited to get going. Although I was always hesitant to actually start because seeing all the pictures of paracord wrapped knives they looked too complicated for me to pull off.

Anyway I'm ready to take any tips and suggestions!

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ALSO, I've seen some paracord wrapped knives with these black, push-button beads, that can be found on jackets and windbreakers. As a beginner, I think these can come in handy. What are they called??

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I usually just call them cord locks. I don't know what others call them. What part are you wanting to cord wrap? The entire handle, scales and all, or just the part you have wrapped in your pictures?
 
Yea currently I want to stick to basic and work on cord-wrapping just the bottom part that's already in the process of being wrapped
 
Are you looking to just wrap it or make some sort of lanyard?

For a wrap I would make a loop perpendicular to the knife, take one end of the cord and wrap it around both strands of cord and through the handle like 5-6 times and feed it through the remaining loop. then pull the other end of the cord so the loop pulls through the coils you just made around the handle. Tighten everything up then singe then singe the ends.

Its kind of a hard thing to explain you might have to watch some videos or something. Think of it kind of like a noose but with the handle of the knife as the third strand?

Anyway i dont really see the point you're only gonna get a couple wraps and you cant really get too creative with it. If you want to practice you might try taking the scales off and trying it that way. The wraps that you see aren't really that complicated, just watch some videos or look at the cord wrap thread in the old esee forum and you'll get it pretty quick
 
Are you looking to just wrap it or make some sort of lanyard?

For a wrap I would make a loop perpendicular to the knife, take one end of the cord and wrap it around both strands of cord and through the handle like 5-6 times and feed it through the remaining loop. then pull the other end of the cord so the loop pulls through the coils you just made around the handle. Tighten everything up then singe then singe the ends.

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oh you mean like this?
http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/kevingg_2000/knife lanyards/001-2.jpg

I plan to take off the scales eventually, but for now, I want to try making a successful lanyard, with an end knot in this fashion

http://www.jbrucevoyles.com/A48/DSCN0106.JPG
 
oh you mean like this?
http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/kevingg_2000/knife lanyards/001-2.jpg

I plan to take off the scales eventually, but for now, I want to try making a successful lanyard, with an end knot in this fashion

http://www.jbrucevoyles.com/A48/DSCN0106.JPG

That doesn't sound like what he is explaining. Sounds like he is talking about a "blood knot" or "needle knot" as fisherman call them.

A little more detail for his explanation:

Lay your knife on the table, tip pointing away from you.
Take oh, about 3 feet of cord, and fold one end over one third and lay it perpendicular to your knife with the loop to your left(if your right handed).
Position the knife so about 3" of the short end is on the right of the knife, and the loop is to he left, with the short end closest to you.

Ok, now to wrap.
Take the long piece to your right and wrap it from right to left over itself and the other end somewhat loose.
It should go throuh the tang of the knife and over 2 strands.
Wrap as many turns as is required to fill up the hole in your knife up to one cord diameter from each end.
If you wrap all the way to the ends, it will have the tendency to fall off the corner and loosen.
Now take the end of the cord you were wrapping, and put it through the loop sticking out to your left.
Grab the short end sticking out to your right and pull, cinching up the loop on end of the cord.
Pull it under the wraps to about half way, while working it through neatly.
Now just go back and tighten it all up by working the wraps and pulling on the ends, but be careful not to pull the loop all the way out either end.

This is the most basic way to capture both ends under its own wrapping, but not the cleanest. Practice with this before you move on.
By the way, you should check out KHWW.NET for other projects and tutorials.


-xander
 
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