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John:

I make no apologies to anyone for my posts. If there is anyone who does not appreciate them they do not have to read them. It is their privilege to continue to paddle around in the pond of...

A follow-up to my post #21 on 2-11-11.

I posed the question about the final tensile strength of a multistrand 'rope' being equal to the sum of the tensile strength of its individual strands...

istraighti:

Though I have never had the 'privilege' of even a whiff of the 'essence of mink', I truly understand your comments about never 'getting past' the memory. My similar experience was with...

istraighti:

The 'essence' of mink, like that of a skunk, comes from the two small anal glands, (mink and skunks are 'first cousins') and therefore, would not be expected to be found in the oil....

Karel:

I use 8.5%.

John:

I have spent several hours pursuing the question of the tensile strength of a multi-strand thread/rope being the sum of the individual parts over the past two...

iso:

I have a table that Karel Gol put together that gives a lot of technical data on over 100 different threads, including tensile strength for a single strand. From these data, one can calculate...

I agree with the comment about synthetics absorbing, and adsorbing, less water.

One should have the same concern relative to 'tightness of spin' for the flytying threads, or any other spun...

I would suspect that cotton thread would require absolute drying immediately after use to keep it from rotting. Just my opinion.

aged sage

iso:

I don't think they are the same. If you will go to: oshmannbrothers.com, the website for their US distributor, you should get a definitive answer to your question.
aged sage

Several of us on the U.K. board have been using the Gu(e)termann threads from Germany for the past few years. Unfortunately, their threads are not generally readily available locally, with the...