LOL I conceed, Paul. Bottom line is... there are better threads for the purpose, and Uni can assist with the Nylon flat thread.
Cheers, Hans On 12 Feb 2004 at 10:11, Paul Marriner wrote: > A half-truth from my low-countries' friend. Regular UNI isn't great > for splitting, not because it's bonded (very lightly, easily "broken" > by simply running a bodkin down the thread) but because it's twisted. > UNI has an excellent flat nylon thread for splitting; UNI Nylon Flat. > It's available in two sizes 70 denier (UNI 8/0) and 210 denier (UNI > 3/0). > > Cheers, > Paul > http://www.galesendpress.com > > Hans Weilenmann wrote: > > > Bill, > > > > Standard Uni-thread is a 'bonded' thread, and perhaps the worst > > possible choice for the split-thread technique. Uni does market a > > non- bonded thread, but I have yet to see it appear in the flyshops. > > > > Danville Flymaster splits very easily, good choice. Marc Petitjean > > also markets a thread hmself which works very well. > > > > On the lining up multiple CDC feathers (or any other feathers) for > > the Magic Tool label it is often a case of selecting a good match of > > table width and stem length. Too wide a table and it will be hard to > > have enough stem left to properly grasp both ends to push them into > > the table groove. > > > > You may also want to experiment with using a short section of thread > > or fine wire to push the feather stems into the groove. Once they > > are seated the thread or wire is simply pulled off to the side for > > removal. > > > > Cheers, > > Hans > > -- > Paul Marriner > Outdoor Writing & Photography. Member OWAA & OWC. Author of Stillwater > Fly Fishing: Tools & Tactics (Print [NEW] & CD), Modern Atlantic > Salmon Flies, Miramichi River Journal, Ausable River Journal, and > Atlantic Salmon.
