When using the term "gut", is it always a natural product? I mean- how do I know it is suitable? Iain- is the vet gut sutures actually made from animal gut or is it a different product similar in looks to gut string?
R Mark Romero wrote: > Iain, i've twisted a lot of gut over the last few years.....i know the > process.....and i never said it was hard........it IS a piece of > cake........... > What i said IS, it's time consumming. And i simply don' t have the > time for that. Plus i'm set for life on gut now. i can't live long > enough to use all i have. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: iainsh...@hotmail.com > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: [VFB] Re: in case > Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:42:22 +0000 > > Naaaah, twisting is easy. Nail in a bench gut ends knotted. other end > knotted or loops on a cup hook, hook turned in electric screwdriver. > soak gut first in boiling water to soften then twist. leave overnight > to dry. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: markflie...@hotmail.com > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: [VFB] Re: in case > Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:44:04 -0700 > > Not a bad idea Iain.....but i'd still have to twist it right? And > actually, i think i'm prolly set for life at this point.....i've got > alllllllll kinds of gut now, from a whole lotta sources and 90% of it > is already twisted. Twisting is not the problem.........it's the time > involved to do it. Time........the most precious and hard to come by > thing we got...........nowhere near enough of............Damn shame we > need to sleep. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: iainsh...@hotmail.com > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: [VFB] Re: in case > Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:07:05 +0000 > > try your local vet for out of date gut sutures, comes in all sizes. > iain > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: markflie...@hotmail.com > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: [VFB] in case > Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:49:29 -0700 > > In case anyone is interested. i got my Ukelele strings in the mail > today..........the gut is very nice.......very clean and very light in > color........perfect for dying. i think there is more on > ebay.......price is pretty good as well. Now let's hope the tennis > racquet stuff is just as good. ebay is sometimes a crap shoot......lol > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. Learn more. > <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9690331&ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen:112009> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Chat to your friends for free on selected mobiles. Learn more. > <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/174426567/direct/01/> > </html > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Use Hotmail to send and receive mail from your different email > accounts. Find out how. <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394592/direct/01/> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
