How'd you wrap your mule handles with paracord? (pics welcome)

[AlexRus]

My Z-Wear Mule paracord-dressed

[Araignee]

I had always wondered how the paracord wrappings were done, excellent thread

Thanks yablanowitz for the picture heavy tutorial

[Ramonade]

My Z-Wear Mule paracord-dressed

Pretty nice, that's dense ! does it have some girth width ?

[AlexRus]

My Z-Wear Mule paracord-dressed

Pretty nice, that's dense ! does it have some girth width ?

Yup, a little bit

[Ramonade]

My Z-Wear Mule paracord-dressed

Pretty nice, that's dense ! does it have some girth width ?

Yup, a little bit

Nice ! Seems comfortable. I might not do a ton of paracord wrapping in the future since I've equipped myself to do better scales than i did free hand, but it makes me want to try such a configuration.

[yablanowitz]

I'm glad you found it helpful. I've tried a bunch of different wraps, before and since, but this one gave me the best results for my use.

[Ramonade]

I have to say, I did some work on wood, in the kitchen and with cardboard already : The width this wrap gives is really nice for cuts that require some force.

[yablanowitz]

I've done a lot of hard cutting with Mules wrapped this way. Gives me plenty of traction, just enough padding and doesn't add too much bulk to bother me when I carry it across the small of my back. Careful, though. If you like it too much, you may never get around to finishing scales.

[Ramonade]

That's an issue I thought about only after a few days... might be too late!

[hereiamu1]

[cholla_remover]

Nice thick wrap there. Looks twice as wide as other pics here, yet it doesn't appear that you double-wrapped it?

[hereiamu1]

no double wrap, maybe the others have fewer cords inside?

[cholla_remover]

no double wrap, maybe the others have fewer cords inside?

It looks good! I might try this with additional wraps of cord between the holes in the tang (as in your first photo) to see how girthy I can get it.

[Ramonade]

I do not know what you meant by fewer cords ? This wrap was pretty hard cause I had to cut the end of the cords inside to make them go through the 3/16 hole. Otherwise it would never have gone through !

[archangel]

If you feel you need more material, try double wrapping. You might remove the core on the first/inner layer, then use the standard PC for the outer layer. It works perfect for me. Just give it a go, you can always reverse it. You just need to use different holes for the start....

[ZrowsN1s]

A simple handle wrap and cardboard ducttape sheath.

[AlexRus]

A simple handle wrap and cardboard ducttape sheath.

Well done!

[ZrowsN1s]

Well done!

Thanks!

[Ramonade]

Nice ! And the blue them is a nice touch (that sticker is a killer one)!