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Old 01-25-19, 07:22 PM
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I really like the OP's finish, very classy. I usually do cloth bottom to top, twine whip, then several coats of shellac. It's THE most labor intensive way to finish your bars and you have to wait a couple of days before you can ride it. It's also THE most durable finish out there. Crash and tear it up a bit, just add some shellac for a repair, good as new. I've got a bike with 5 year old tape on it that's holding up the same as new.

For synthetic tape, the OP's method looks like the way to go. Twine is too thin and cuts into padded tape, the fairly wider, but still narrow leather lacing is now on my list of things to try.
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