It's awesome for bow drill string too and really grips the spindle well. The stickiness is definitely an asset too, as knots hold beautifully and the tackiness means you can get away with fewer wraps in some applications. That's 12 ft of it on the sheath that I just re-wrapped, and the little hanks from my pocket are 6 and 15 ft. It might not seem significant when you're picturing it in your pack, but the fact that it's so much less bulky means that you can put little hanks of it in your pants pockets or wrapped around misc gear and actually have it handy. The compact nature of it really is a big deal. Whipping the end of a double braid line Step 8. This is the start of the frapping turns the will hold the whipping together securely. Wrap the whipping line length wise on the whipping then thread the whipping twine down through the center of the line and pull the stitching snug. I'm really a big advocate of this stuff though. Whipping the end of a double braid line Step 7. I tried it on a walking stick once, and it sucked even in that low impact role, so I'm sure if you put it on a machete or other tool handle, you'd get blistered up pretty quickly. It gives plenty of grip, but it will rub your hand raw pretty quickly. I definitely would not recommend it for handle wrap on anything that you're going to hold for more than a few minutes. I think one of our customers tried it for a handle wrap, but I didn't get feedback on whether they liked it.Ĭlick to expand.Great write up Andy. I've never seen a bank line bracelet for instance. It's not great for certain types of crafting that parachute cord is good for. #12 bank line can be difficult to see in the dark, and it hurts when you clothesline yourself on it Even in day-to-day life, the core strands in parachute cord have come in handy for me There are types of bank line that are stronger even than Type 4 parachute cord The tar treatment gives it a little bit of grip and stiffness that I think makes it easier to work You don't necessarily have to fuse the ends when working with it It holds up to the elements as well as parachute cord To cross-stitch, mark off six to eight rope diameters from throat in one rope diameter increments (stitch length). If I didn't have access to a limitless supply of scrap paracord, I would use bank line. Whipping Seize by whipping or stitching the splice to prevent the crossover from pulling out under the unbalanced load. We end up with lots of pieces of scrap parachute cord, so I use those scrap pieces for just about everything. First, let me just say that I still use paracord for everything.
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