Was it the barrel knot, as described here?
http://www.killroys.com/knots/barrel.htm
On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, Ed Durbrow wrote:
> Someone showed me how to tie two strings together a year or two ago
> but I've lost the email or link and can't remember the knot exactly.
> It was a brilliant knot that would work even with strings of
> different sizes and not snap like all the other knots I tried. I
> recall the each string wrapped around itself about five times but I
> can't remember where the ends go. Anyone remember that knot?
> TIA
>
