Chuck Not seeing what you are doing, it is hard to tell you what is going wrong. I have seen this happen a lot when the Whip knot is tied behind a bead. What happens is the thread does not get tight behind the bead, it climbes up the face of the bead. What I do is push the wraps down behind the bead, with my fingernail, pull tight each time and then make the knot, then a second knot. Another thing is too many wraps and not getting each wrap tight enough. When you pull on the thread and clip it, the thread acts like a rubber band and springs back under the wraps. These are just a few common things that happen, wish I could see what you are doing so that I can help you. When you say the Gudebrod thread don't work for you, YOUSE IS STEPPING ON ME TOES> LOL That is the only thread I use. Whip Knot Tony
--- Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Folks: It's probably something a "rookie tier" like > myself is doing wrong, but when Nick brought up > Guderbrod thread yesterday I think it was..Well, I > tried that brand, and I CANNOT get the whip finish > knot NOT to unravel.. No matter if I whip finish > 3-4-5-6 etc rounds, if I snipped off the thread > really close, it (the knot) would come unraveled, > like some of the nylon ropes that there are that > just will not hold a knot..Like it has more wax than > it needed??? So, I have been using Uni Thread and > Danville's with no problems..The thread (The > Guderbrod) "feels" like great thread, so, am i doing > something wrong??? Cause I have a few spools and > hate to see anything go to waste, Thanks, Chuck > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
