Quote Originally Posted by Clay View Post

Would love to hear about your applications for using the wax and why you feel it is better to use the wax than not use it. I'm keeping an open mind here and want to learn something new. So if you are willing to share ....
I tie mostly with silk thread, which doesn't come waxed. If you don't wax at least some before tying, you're going to have to make six or more wraps just to get the thread started without slipping. (Silk is smooth as, well, silk.) With wax, two at most. It also cuts down the number of turns needed in a whip finish. Waxed silk is a real pleasure to tie with. And if you ever try tying without a vise, you'll quickly see the utility of wax.

Since most other tying thread comes pre-waxed, you're probably already using wax without considering the fact.

I'm somewhat agnostic when it comes to using wax for dubbing.

As someone else mentioned, many traditional thread bodied patterns (Greenwell's Glory comes immediately to mind) rely on the fact that wax changes the color of the thread. No wax, wrong color.