Does it matter how thick you wrap it? Do you continue for an inch or two down each tine? I've sen others do that, with the wrapping forming a cone towards the tip. The fork I ordered has a wooden handle, but I intend to put grip tape on it in the two places my hands will go. Also, the two outer tines on mine angle slightly outwards. I'm thinking about bending them parallel with the center tine for an easier release; is that a good idea? Thanks a lot for your answer. There is so little out there on the internet regarding the exact way to do this, and absolutely nothing affordable in the way of "practice equipment." I've been a regular at Ace hardware, buying chain, bolts, steel pipe and lock nuts for fabricating practice gear out of kettlebells. My hammer is a four foot steel pipe with a kettlebell chained to the end, (I started out with a similar length of pvc pipe, but alas, after about then throws, it broke). The cheapest 56# throw weight I could find was almost $200, so I'm using kettlebells chained to a thin steel "ring" for that. The last item I need is a fork, and I want to be sure I do it right.