Grip Band

New experiments:
On my English Cutlass and the D'Capitan I made a second wrap over an already exiyting one, and on the D'Capitan I also upholstered the area in the middle of the grip.


The grips look rather bulky now but are very comfortable to hold. 
The additional thickness helps to apply the power of the hand and arm. 
Also I guess it means better shock absorbing. 

Then I upholstered and wrapped the CS "1860" Heavy Cavalry saber, the saber of mine with the best grip out of the box.
It also handles better now, like losing a few oz. 

(edit: 2nd try) 

And I wrapped the Battlecry Agincourt at the grip area for single hand use and the Windlass Raptor. 
Here it's also very comfy that the itchy seam of the original leather wraps is covered now. 


And at last my two big CS machetes, Tactical Katana and Warsword. 
Their original handles aren't bad but with the grip band they are much more comfortable to hold. 

Absolutely!
New and better ones!
On the warsword machete I made the wrap under the guard more dense and thicker for a better single hand grip.
Your single hand grip idea inspired me but I still want a long handle. 

Yep, thanks, Andi.  My H/T Longsword feels like a different weapon altogether, and next up is my CS Barong machete. The grip is already pretty solid due to the shape, but I know this stuff will make it even better. You da BOSS.

Thank you but most of the credits belong to Markus. 
He had the idea earlier and gave me advice. 
I'm just so happy about the results that I went on with this thread. 
Wrapomania has begun! 

Thought you might appreciate this. Not as pretty but it feels nice. It's a spiral grip us Canadians use on hockey sticks with hockey tape 

Looks like fabric. 

Hockey tape is a fabric based tape.  It is tacky to the touch and can leave some adhesive on your hands.

I've used it in the distant past but never cared for how it feels.

Hockey tape is what we called friction tape in the old days. Ya, it’s fabric based. Every home, every tool box had at least one roll then. We didn’t play hockey. Played a lot of base ball back then and it was common to have a bat wrapped in the stuff. I remember it mostly used for electrical wiring, but to say it was the jack of all trades would hit it on the head. We used it for almost everything. And then in the early 50s plastic electrical tape came along and pretty much ended friction tape’s life. I’ve used it on some knives with good success. Two of my kukris still have it. When I ran out I ordered more but the second batch turned me off. I suspect it was mostly a difference in brands. The second batch would leave a black sticky residue on my hands. Talc powder helped. I went to rescue tape and when I get another order together will include Gripe Band to check it out. I am not dissatisfied with the rescue tape though.

Friction tape is great. Yes, the tacky feeling wears off and it becomes very clothlike. It's good for giving a grippy surface that blisters your hand less than checkering.