Re: knot to tie two strings together

2004-07-21 Thread Ed Durbrow
Yes, yes! Thanks to all of you. It's the Barrel or Blood Knot. http://www.killroys.com/knots/barrel.htm This one is animated. http://www.marinews.com/fishing/Knots%20%20Rigging/fk_bloodk.htm This allows me to get exactly twice as much string for my money. If cut a Nylgut in half, I can get two

knot to tie two strings together

2004-07-20 Thread Ed Durbrow
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

Re: knot to tie two strings together

2004-07-20 Thread JDanlHill
A Carrick or sheet bend knot should suffice. I've used these with the first and second strings with various thickness short pieces to reach the pegs. -d --

Re: knot to tie two strings together

2004-07-20 Thread Herbert Ward
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

Re: knot to tie two strings together

2004-07-20 Thread lutesmith
Ed-kun Kore ja nai? http://www.killroys.com/knots/barrel.htm Sumisu At 10:55 AM 7/20/04, you 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

Re: knot to tie two strings together

2004-07-20 Thread Edward S. Margerum
At 10:55 AM 7/20/04, you 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