![]() I just use more cord than I think I will need and then add a little bit more. Ha, now I'm more confused than when I started. Now I also used more cord to finish the sheath including: a half foot of gutted paracord for the button knot, one 5' length for the sides of the sheath, 4' for the belt loop, and a length of shock cord for closing the flap to the button knot. The same weave could be done with one long strand of paracord, either gutted or with inner strands intact, but the math would probably vary a little bit because the of the cord size differece in gutted/non-gutted. And that comes to about 1 foot of cord per 1 inch of woven area. So, if I understand the totals, it comes out to 22.5 square inches of woven area and about 22.5 feet of paracord used. But, I trimmed off the 8 strand excess ends which totaled about 1.5'(feet) worth of cord, which means I used about 10.5'(feet) for that non-gutted paracord part of the weave. ![]() The math of it throws me for a loop, but here's what I used for the woven section of the sheath, which is about 1'(foot) long and 1.5"(inches) wide:Ībout 12'(feet) is the amount used in the length of gutted cord and four 3'(foot) lengths of non-gutted paracord were folded in half and woven around with the gutted strand, and the 8 ends were folded back and tucked into the end of the weave. My guesstimate for used amount of cord for the woven section is 1"/1' (inch/foot). I've not added a belt clip, belt loop, or other attachment method yet and that's just something else to experiment with later. I did have some nylon webbing that could have been sewn in place for the sides instead of more paracord, and elastic would probably be even better to allow various sized items to fit in the sheath for a snug fit, but I decided to stick with using mostly paracord for this one. The start and ends of the cord were tucked and worked into the inner woven sections. Going from the top of the body, down to the bottom, across, and back up the other side. Then I took another 5 ft section of gutted paracord and worked it around the woven edges to make the sides. I folded the completed woven section over, to form the parts for the body and the flap of the sheath, using my Victorinox Spirit as a size guide. ![]() Other options could be done with sewing velcro sections on, maybe a button or snaps, or maybe even magnets. I also worked a length of shock cord into the weave for a loop which would go around the lanyard knot/button knot, that I added last, used to secure the sheath flap. I could have sewed them down, but I just went for the quick fix. I worked each the 8 loose strands back into weave on what will be the inside of the sheath, and trimmed/melted the ends in place. Continuing until I had the length I wanted(about one foot long) and finished this part like I started by sewing the end to itself around an end cord strand. Then started weaving over, under, around, and back. I started at the lined up centered ends, by sewing one end of the 12 ft working strand to itself, around the end of the cords. I used a long section of gutted paracord(about 12 ft used in finished sheath), to weave around four sections of paracord(inner strands intact), which were centered to have 8 strands to weave around.Ī sample photo showing a short gutted piece of paracord woven around the other strands to give you the basic weaving method. And if you don't mind the time and effort, this method can also be used for making variations of paracord bracelets, belts, shoulder straps, etc. I had tried one, two or three years ago, with a knotted section of paracord(like the paracord guitar strap I made), but wasn't satisfied with it, especially being too thick, and had put the idea on the long 'things to try later' list.Ī recent thread on EDC Forums had me ready to give it another go and I used weaving this time. ![]() This is another try for me, at a paracord sheath.
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