Re: [VFB] Spun gel thread

[Henk Verhaar]

On 28-aug-2005, at 17:36, Jim Collins wrote: I just ordered and received a few back issues of Fly Tyer and in the Spring 2002 issue there’s an article by Dick Talleur about spinning deer hair. He recommends a thread called spun gel or gel spun. A quick google search showed that Uni makes 12/0 and 7/0 “Uni-Cord GSP” and there are probably others. The article was the first time I’d heard of gel spun. Anyone have any experience with this? Comments? AKA dyneema or spider wire, it is a super strength (stretched) polyethylene fiber. Stronger than kevlar, but less abrasion-resistant, and with a lower temperature tolerance (lower melting point). Has been around as fishing line for 15 years or so, and as tying thread, oh, somewhere in the 5-10 years range. Great for bass bugs, and ultra fine flies (different thread sizes of course). Somewhat expensive, so not really suitable as an allround thread (at least not for me), and a little slippery. ==========================Heisenberg was right!======================== | Dr. Henk J.M. Verhaar           |                                   | | Environmental Fate and Ecotoxicology Specialist                     | | Fly Tier                        | web:    www.xs4all.nl/~flyrod     | | Stichts End 17                  | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | NL-1244 PK Ankeveen             | phone:  +31 35 656 2128           | | the Netherlands                 | ICQ:    15727113                  |  ==========================Uncertainty happens!=========================