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someone likes their beckers neckers
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Becker Necker para cord wrap thread
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someone likes their beckers neckers
next day i have sunshine and free time, i'm going to post SUCH a picture you'll just love
heh heh Bladite
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Just got my Necker in this afternoon.
It feels great, even without a wrap... but I just couldn't stop myself!
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For this wrap, I...
A few dabs of superglue may be required towards the bottom if I end up keeping it this way, but it looks like it will hold up quite well even without it.
Edit // Opted to re-wrap this morning when the bottom loop slipped off and I realized I was out of superglue.
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It feels great, even without a wrap... but I just couldn't stop myself!
High-Res version available here.
For this wrap, I...
- Gutted the supplied cordage and melted the ends.
- Threaded one end through the top hole and tied and overhand knot.
- Pulled a bit of cord through and began wrapping down, keeping the knot end pointed down, held to the frame.
- Once at the bar, I pushed the knot into the empty hole and continued on.
- Once at the bottom, I threaded the cord through one hole... then the other and continued the wrap back upwards.
- Three wraps from the top, I grabbed a 2ft piece of fishing line and formed a loop. I threaded this loop through the front side and out the back.
- I finished wrapping, being sure to keep the loop of the fishing line under each loop around.
- Once at the top, I threaded the cord through the loop and gave a few tugs from the other side, pulling the cord through.
- Pulling the cord tight, I measured to just past the end of the wrap, cut and melted the end.
- Using a small screwdriver, I lifted up the last three wraps just enough to thread the fishing line up to form another loop to pull the end of the cord through, completing the wrap.
A few dabs of superglue may be required towards the bottom if I end up keeping it this way, but it looks like it will hold up quite well even without it.
Edit // Opted to re-wrap this morning when the bottom loop slipped off and I realized I was out of superglue.
High resolution available here.
- Pushed a loop through the top hole using a small screwdriver, leaving an inch on one tag end and the rest on the other.
- Brought the short end around and through the bottom of the loop, pointed towards the tip of the knife.
- Tightened down the loop carefully to leave as little of the tag end sticking through as possible. With the loop tightened and the end melted, it should not come apart.
- Wrapped the remaining cord down the handle, through the center each turn.
- A few turns from the bottom I wrapped in a loop of fishing line as described in the first how-to.
- Once at the bottom, I wrapped the end around the wire breaker and into the loop of fishing line; trim to fit and work the end through.
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Hmmmm... wonder if that TDI clip would work on my old Camillus BK11 sheath?
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nope. it doesnt.
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Just wrapped mine. Unfortunatley I cut the cord too shot on the front to tie it together, so i'll have to do it again when I get more paracord.
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The small Tek-Lok just barely lines up with a couple rivet holes.
I don't know if this will be a problem with the Ka-Bars, because they are a different steel than the Camillus made Becker Neckers were, but the other day I took the paracord wrap off of my Camillus Becker Necker and discovered that it had rusted a good bit under the paracord.
I sanded and brushed off all the rust and black coating of the handle area, and I'm going to try to spray paint it black later with some good-quality spray paint.
But I doubt I'll be cord wrapping the handle of my new Ka-Bar Becker when I get it.
I did wear the knife alot under my t-shirt, so the cord wrap probably soaked up some sweat, but I was thinking the black coating over the metal would stand up to that.
Instead, it appears that the cordwrap, though it was very tightly wrapped, somehow rubbed against the finish, wearing down to the metal.
Then, when the rust started, it spread under the black finish.
Luckily, the damage was just cosmetic. Once I re-paint it, it will look fine.
But no more cord wrapping of carbon steel for me. Your experience may vary, though.
I sanded and brushed off all the rust and black coating of the handle area, and I'm going to try to spray paint it black later with some good-quality spray paint.
But I doubt I'll be cord wrapping the handle of my new Ka-Bar Becker when I get it.
I did wear the knife alot under my t-shirt, so the cord wrap probably soaked up some sweat, but I was thinking the black coating over the metal would stand up to that.
Instead, it appears that the cordwrap, though it was very tightly wrapped, somehow rubbed against the finish, wearing down to the metal.
Then, when the rust started, it spread under the black finish.
Luckily, the damage was just cosmetic. Once I re-paint it, it will look fine.
But no more cord wrapping of carbon steel for me. Your experience may vary, though.
SWEET! Two comments: First of all, I really like your wrap. What size cord is it and how did you start it on the reverse side? And secondly, Did you strip and blue the Necker? Looks blued to my old eyes...
I used the same exact wrapping technique, but I used the included black cord and left enough room for a wrist lanyard and belt loops on the sheath. The cord that came with mine was 5 feet 4 inches and I had around 8" left over.
