How'd you wrap your mule handles with paracord? (pics welcome)
Re: How'd you wrap your mule handles with paracord? (pics welcome)
My Z-Wear Mule paracord-dressed
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Re: How'd you wrap your mule handles with paracord? (pics welcome)
I had always wondered how the paracord wrappings were done, excellent thread
Thanks yablanowitz for the picture heavy tutorial
Thanks yablanowitz for the picture heavy tutorial
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Pretty nice, that's dense ! does it have some girth width ?
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Re: How'd you wrap your mule handles with paracord? (pics welcome)
Yup, a little bit
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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.
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Re: How'd you wrap your mule handles with paracord? (pics welcome)
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.
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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.
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Re: How'd you wrap your mule handles with paracord? (pics welcome)
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.
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That's an issue I thought about only after a few days... might be too late!
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Re: How'd you wrap your mule handles with paracord? (pics welcome)
Nice thick wrap there. Looks twice as wide as other pics here, yet it doesn't appear that you double-wrapped it?
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no double wrap, maybe the others have fewer cords inside?
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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 !
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Robin. Finally made an IG : ramo_knives
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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....
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Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
Re: How'd you wrap your mule handles with paracord? (pics welcome)
A simple handle wrap and cardboard ducttape sheath.
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-Matt a.k.a. Lo_Que, loadedquestions135 I ❤ The P'KAL
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Nice ! And the blue them is a nice touch (that sticker is a killer one)!
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Re: How'd you wrap your mule handles with paracord? (pics welcome)
yablanowitz wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2017 11:31 amhttp://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.
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