That's the same knot that is more commonly called the blood knot by anglers and was previously discussed in this very thread. I think it works best when joining two lines of relatively limp flexibility and similar diameter. I would think it would be difficult to tie in gut because of the inherent stiffness of gut strings.
Best, Eugene ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Durbrow <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, January 8, 2012 9:50 pm Subject: [LUTE] Re: Non-stretchy pegbox leaders. To: LuteNet list <[email protected]> > I'd just like to chime in on the knot. I've found the barrel > knot > works best for me, i.e. doesn't break or slip. Unfortunately > it > requires 3 1/2 hands, just like soldering. > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
