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My Z-Wear Mule paracord-dressed

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

Thanks yablanowitz for the picture heavy tutorial

AlexRus wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:55 am

My Z-Wear Mule paracord-dressed

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

Ramonade wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:53 pm

AlexRus wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:55 am

My Z-Wear Mule paracord-dressed

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

Yup, a little bit

AlexRus wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:58 pm

Ramonade wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:53 pm

AlexRus wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:55 am

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

hereiamu1 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 29, 2022 8:37 pm

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.

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 !

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....

A simple handle wrap and cardboard ducttape sheath.

ZrowsN1s wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:48 pm

A simple handle wrap and cardboard ducttape sheath.

Well done!

AlexRus wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:36 am

Well done!

Thanks!

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

yablanowitz wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 28, 2017 11:31 am

http://www.bladeforums.com/threads/cord ... le.931472/

Link to a How To that I put together and posted on Blade forums a while back. It's how I've done all of mine. I think you may need to be logged in there to get the link to work.

This cord wrap tutorial is important to keep in mind. Cord wrap is the cheap and important way to get your Mule into service.

This tutorial changed my mind and really helped to keep a cord wrap tight until I wanted to take it off. It also opened a door for me to spend more money on more Mules and not spend on tooling for good/fancy/or more permanent scales.