Quote: Biggest problem I see there is that leather stretches when wet and shrinks when dry. Maybe apply it very tight when wet and the it will shrink very tightly to the grip but hard to say what would happen if you then hit a rain storm. I love the idea though. I wouldn't mind doing something like that to mine let me know how you make out.
Hers an idea that might allow the lether to shrink and expand a bit without loosing the grip of the cylinder underneath.
So...this is how a happy amateur thinks:
I Cut the stock handles of and replace it with some layers of sturdy tape used for electrical cabels. The tape is preppared with needles with a flat broad head (thoes used on billboards). I make the handle look like Pinhead from the movie hellracer. Needle pointing outwards. I cut the needles, making them less charp and shorter. Then I attach the leter braid, making it go in a serpent around the handle. The needles should not pierce the lether but be in the middle of the braid. If the needle is embedded in the braid but going between the individual lether strings it should be possible for the lether to expand and shrink a bit. The lether is then glued to itself keeping it from falling off. In short, needles keep the braid from slipping and sliding. Glue keeps it from falling off.
I will sleep on this ide, to see if it seems as good tomorrow as it does at the moment.
