Wrapping a naked handle

Cool! I have a couple of old EK dbl edge commandos without the original wrap that this would work on.
 
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even though its a pain in the butt to get it even and tight, i generally prefer the turks head knot over the "strider style" wrap, because it is more secure and more even. with the "strider style" or any style that leaves a set of lines that is not supported by a brite, that section has the potential of slipping upward or downward unless its so tight that its probably cuttinginto the coating.

with the turks head, if you get it tight - there isnt a single space on the wrap that can move up or down without hitting a set of brites from all angles - so it is much less likely to shift during use.

and a variation i never got to try, because i didnt know how i was going to end the bottom portion of the knot -

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certainly the turks head knot isnt as easy, and its way more time intensive to get it really solid and tight. but i've found that it consistently has a better level of security then other paracord wrap styles.
 
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thats a bannister bar that i did a to see how it turned out...
i dont have the drawing of how to do it, but the one above comes from the ashley book of knots.

and on a chinese "tactical" rainbow finish fixed blade... starts out with a short turks head, becomes a bannister bar, and ends with a little flower button knot. wich was a pain in the butt to do 2 of, one on each side of the lanyard hole.
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note, though the banister bar may look like you got a peice of paracord and wrapped it around a bunch, then took a second peice and twisted it around to make the spiral portion - it is actually only one strand. each time you go around once, you hook into the last peice and do something... been a long time since i did one of those...
 
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