Does anyone know anything about the thread pictured in the link below? My brother gave it to me with a couple of blanks he has had for years. I haven't wrapped any with it yet, but I did make a couple nice furled leaders with it last night.

[www.rodbuilding.org]

This is my first post, but I've been on the site for a year or two now.

Thanks.

Ben

Looks like an oriental made brand.

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5/0 Japanese silk thread. It's still made today and is used on bamboo (cane) rods.

The name KNK is the company Kanagawa. You can find the same colours through YLI

[solwaycustomcomponents.blogspot.com]

It's Fishhawk Silk. Robbie ust put a Fishhawk label over the Japanese label. He has a couple of sizes, and a lot of colors.

Here is the color chart: [www.fishhawkthreads.com]
HEre are the sizes:
3/0 200 meters; A 100 meters; D 50 meters

And here is a sponsor who has the 3/0 size in stock, apparantly in all the colors": [] (scroll down a bit)

Thanks, on the other side of the spools you can tell another label was taken off, I guess it was the fishhawk label. But I swear this stuff is not silk (I have some and it is definitely different,) it acts more like nylon and is "twisted" like nylon thread.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/28/2009 09:33PM by Ben Claxton.

Yep "MACHINE TWIST" silk.

Swear all you want, but it's still going to be silk.

Thanks guys! It makes sweet furled leaders.