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I have figured out a great way to cord wrap a thrower. It is based on what I learned about the way the Samurai have wrapped their sword handles. You must have a hole at the base of the handle that will fit parachute cord doubled. This is the only hole you will need for this style of wrapping. (You should be able to get "para-cord" at a camping or Army surplus store.) The wrap works great! The grip is comfortable and you can still do a good throw when the handle is wet. With a little practice you will be wrapping handles in no time at all! I will describe the way as follows: 1. First place a length of cord (you must experiment with the length) as in Fig.1, wrapping over the cord in the center. 
2. When you have wrapped the whole handle (tightly!), finish it off by using a piece of tape to hold the end tightly up against the handle. (Fig.2) The tape is used only temporarily to hold this inner wrapping. 
3. I have removed the inner wrapping in order to show what the outer wrap looks like. Again, everything must be tight. At this point, take another length of cord, (experiment again to find the length. Too long is good as it will be easier to tighten at the end). Fold this cord in half and start it through the hole and back as shown in Fig.3 below: 
4. Pull the cords to the other side and twist the right over the left, pull tight, pull them to the other side and continue in this manner. (Fig.4, 5, 6): 
Be sure to remove the tape once you lock in the first cord with the Samurai knots. 5. When you get to the end, tie a surgeons knot. This is two hitches, then two more for the second part of the knot. Like a square knot, yet with double hitches. Fig.7, 8 shown below: 
6. Finally pull this knot as tight as you can, using pliers if needed. Cut the ends short to the knot. Next use a lighter or candle flame to melt the ends of the cord to prevent un-raveling. Also carefully heat the knot with the flame as this also helps lock the knot in. Below is a finished thrower that has seen a lot of use: 
Happy throwing! Greg Watkins kato1955@worldnet.att.net It's free, and there's no obligation. |
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