Looking for cool new paracord projects to try out for your gear? Paracord can be used in really cool ways to update and enhance your survival gear and weapons.
Tired of boring old knife grips? Give your blades and gear handles a makeover with this cool 550 paracord project. All you'll need is some paracord and a half hour. No experience necessary – this tutorial is perfect for beginners!
How to make a Paracord Knife Handle
Supplies for the Badass Paracord Knife Grip
- Knife (We're using a Tomahawk, cuz we're Tomah-awesome!)
- Paracord
- Scissors
- Lighter
Instructions:
Step 1: Grab that which you would like to sheath!
Step 2: Lay your sheath on top of the Paracord.
Step 3: Cross left, cross right
Take the left side of your Paracord and run it over the sheath and under the Paracord on the opposite side.
Step 4: Thread it through the loop on the left-hand side
Step 5: Pull the Paracord tight
Step 6: Take the right-side Paracord, cross it over the front of the sheath
Step 7: Cross the left-side Paracord over the top of the right-side Paracord
Step 8: Cross the left-side Paracord behind the sheath
Step 9: Thread the left-side Paracord through the loop on the right side.
Step 10: Pull tight
Step 11: Cross the left-side Paracord over the front of the sheath thread it through the loop on the left side and pull tight
Step 12: Repeat in this fashion until the entire handle is covered
Step 13: Melt both tips of your Paracord strands
Step 14: Thread the strands of Paracord through the eyelet on your sheath
Step 15: Tie the two strands of Paracord into a knot
This tutorial is fast and easy. If you have a tired looking knife (or Tomahawk), you owe it to yourself to put some pep in it's step with an awesome new Paracord weave. Of course, this tutorial will work on non-weapons as well. Try it on your Spatulas! NINJA COOKS!
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Great project;thanks for sharing. I use a lot of paracord with my gear, but paracord does have the tendency to get slippery when wet or sweaty. A useful alternative is rubber. It stays “grippy” when wet and absorbs shock better than paracord. I use surgical drainage tubes called “cigarette drainage tubing,” which is available from medical supply vendors (no prescription necessary). Or, I get a bicycle inner tube, slice it into long strips about 1/4 inch (6 mm) wide, and wrap the tool handle as indicated in your tutorial. Two cautions apply: do not use rubber if you or someone in your group is allergic to latex, and understand that rubber is less durable than paracord, and will have to be replaced eventually if the tool is used often or stored under harsh environmental conditions. Rubber is gripper, paracord is more durable. Which is best depends on how you plan to use the tool.
Cool. Thanks!
I’ve done this with a knife or two, of recent note a new hunting knife I purchased won’t get paracord – it will get soaked in blood making for a messy situation, it will stink once bacteria bloom in it, and it’s unsafe around food prep in camp. That knife will get Talon grip material on that, not a porous, absorbent and unsanitary handle.
Of course, once contaminated, using that same cord as an expedient ridgeline, or shoelace, it’s not going to be pleasant with any nearby insects attracted to it. Same with any other normal foods, too.
For hunting and food prep, it’s better to have handles appropriately fabricated which don’t promote disease or become an attractive nuisance. And if in bear country, it’s not wanted to have blood attractant strapped onto your body, altho your fellow hikers won’t mind your voluntary sacrifice. Think twice about what knife could be improved with paracord – and that goes to any knife that is exposed to salt water, too. Its just more work every time you need to flush all your equipment, unwrapping it every time to prevent corrosion isn’t a plus.