Not OP, but it look like he uses thin CA to set the ends and then a disk sander to trim. He has instructions here : https://woodbarter.com/threads/this-is-how-i-make-my-braided-polymer-blanks.39569/Love this! Unless it is some closely kept secret, how do you keep the ends from fraying? All of the stainless sleeves that I have used in the past all wanted to fray like crazy when dressing hoses, etc with it.