Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Temporary Handles for the Spyderco Mule Team Knives...

You may want a temporary and removable handle, so that use you can use your Mule, while you decide on a permanent solution.

I offer a service, where I can place a number of different types of cord wraps on your Mule, as well I can make a Concealex sheath for it, also inexpensively. If you are interested, check out Marion Carry, otherwise, keep reading.

If you are more of the DIY type of person, there are a number of different options.

One gentleman did it with racquet tape....
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7125114&postcount=34
Link
I believe the same gentleman, made his handles out of a material known as overwrap....
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6813883&postcount=717
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6817231&postcount=722

medical wrap
http://spyderco.com/forums/showpost.php?p=412484&postcount=10
http://spyderco.com/forums/showpost.php?p=400885&postcount=16

http://spyderco.com/forums/showpost.php?p=400876&postcount=22
http://spyderco.com/forums/showpost.php?p=400884&postcount=23

I have also seen someone who used a bicycly inner tube....
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7127609&postcount=38

And, just because I wanted to see how it was done, I used shrink tube one time...
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7137130&postcount=41

Finally, with just a little more work, you could have a very functional handle. This is a little article I wrote, where you can make a handle out of para-cord and bat tape. Not pretty, but functional.
http://eyeoncutlery.blogspot.com/2008/12/fixed-blade-handle-upgrade-or-new.html

Enjoy,
Marion
marion.poff@gmail.com