G.I. tanto handle re-wrapping tutorial. Please post one.

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anonymouse
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G.I. tanto handle re-wrapping tutorial. Please post one. - Friday, March 09, 2012 8:53 PM
It's surprising to find none on the internet. The only results from hours googling is one man's bait-and-switch site to show off his knife's custom paint-job, and a post on this forum suggesting an alternative handle-wrap intended for the bushman...which is inapplicable to the g.i. tanto. Someone please post a diagram for the factory handle-wrap.

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Re:G.I. tanto handle re-wrapping tutorial. Please post one. - Saturday, March 10, 2012 11:43 AM
The construction is the same for the gi tanto as true flight thrower. The only thing you'd need to consider is if the tanto has a kydex sheath. Here's how to wrap a tff: http://www.aaawebmaster.com/knife/knife.htm
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Re:G.I. tanto handle re-wrapping tutorial. Please post one. - Saturday, March 10, 2012 11:52 AM
Actually, the two are very dissimilar.

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Re:G.I. tanto handle re-wrapping tutorial. Please post one. - Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:00 PM
The basic technique would be the same. The gi, shanghai shadow, and tff all have a solid handle with holes to pass the cord/screws through. I didn't mean the style was the same.
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Re:G.I. tanto handle re-wrapping tutorial. Please post one. - Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:33 PM
reason for editing: I give up. Just another experience of the ineptitude of the knife community at-large once again keeping evergreen the proverb "If you want something done right, do it yourself." I figured out the factory-wrap technique, but I'm not posting it. Thanks a lot.
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Re:G.I. tanto handle re-wrapping tutorial. Please post one. - Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:36 AM
Don't know if its the same one but I'll post what I found:
http://istis-projects.blogspot.com/2010/12/cold-steel-gi-tanto-handle-re-wrapping.html

I don't own a GI Tanto yet but I've tried my hand at wrapping my Newt knives before.

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Re:G.I. tanto handle re-wrapping tutorial. Please post one. - Tuesday, March 13, 2012 12:23 PM
Hey anonymouse, don't be an ass! Plus your factory technique looks like Sh!t. How is this for a wrap?

Like how it looks? Well too bad because I am not posting how I did it. Neener neener neener
Time to grow up man.

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Re:G.I. tanto handle re-wrapping tutorial. Please post one. - Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:37 PM
I'm also looking for how to do this. Help would be greatly appreciated! I've gotten nowhere in trying to figure out how to re-wrap it the factory style. Thank you very much for any guidance!