Hardening Paracord ends

[Big Tuna]

Typically i do the standard and seal the paracord ends with a lighter to keep from fraying.

I would like instead to start hardening the ends instead. Like a shoe lace, harden the last 3/4 inch instead of having the small black mushroom on the end.
Looking for advice to reduce trial and error so i don't buy more glue types than i need.

I have Gorilla Glue but it foams up so leaves a big ugly finish.
I am thinking next, carpenter glue.
Crazy Glue may work, buy may also melt the nylon instead of hardening.

Looking to have a glue that soaks deep in yet leaves a clean finish to the cord end.

I am hoping for the shoe lace end look.

[finsfurfeathers]

How about trying those heat shrink tubing?

[rodmcd]

I had good luck with the two part epoxy from Dollarama. A bit of a pain to mix up a small amount but being careful I got a beautiful clear and hard as rock finish. Great price compared to the name brands and I have been using it for years on many different applications. Even have a friend who finished a walking stick with two packs and it is perfect. He has a lot more patience then I do.
rodmcd

[Marker]

I use heat shrink, get the kind with glue inside it.

[Marker]

How about trying those heat shrink tubing?

Not to be disrespectuful, the video shows appears to be making a dog leash, this is an incorrect knot for climbing, I would not trust it for any safety application. Instead a figure eight knot should be used for a safety line.

[finsfurfeathers]

Not to be disrespectuful, the video shows appears to be making a dog leash, this is an incorrect knot for climbing, I would not trust it for any safety application. Instead a figure eight knot should be used for a safety line.

No problem, thought this was a thread on options to hardening ends of paracord not appropriated knots for climbing

[Marker]

No problem, thought this was a thread on options to hardening ends of paracord not appropriated knots for climbing

You are right, it was a good video to demonstrate hardeing the ends of paracord and thank you for sharing.

I only commented because they use what appears to be climbing rope and in the back ground I see caribeener implying it is a terminal end for a safety line or rapeling. There are a lot of one stick hunting guys on utube touting the wrong knots or only using a single mechanical device, and aside from one guy, none were backed up with a friction knot. Even the Hunter Safety Systems that are sold in sporting goods stores use the method in the video. Sorry, but its a pet peeve of mine when I see the wrong knots used. Dont mean to highjack the thread, just want to see ppl safe especially when its so easy to use the right knot and back it up.

[Big Tuna]

So far i tried Carpenter Glue. Worked well to get desired effect. Don't know if was worth the 24 hour dry time.
Put on Nitrile gloves to massage glue into last end of cord ends.

Will try with Gorilla Glue next when am able to find it in the garage to see how compares for penetration into cord centre.

Will stay with burning the ends. Will do this only for select long term use pieces.