Since the use of cyanoacrylate (super glue) was suggested, then this knot : http://www.4shared.com/photo/kCCnSM2K/knot.html works very well for gut of any diameters. Gut ends are slightly burned, to swell the ends, a thread is wrapped tightly around, and a drop of super glue applied. No need to bend gut strings.
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