Today we have had two good threads concerning line handling and treatment. I think that this is a good time to share this; When I need some small twine for any of the many reasons that call for it on a boat, I find that waxed nylon three ply masons cord serves me well. It is available in hardware stores everywhere in sizes #15, 18, 36. I melt some beeswax with a little pine tar, put the tube of string in the oven on some Aluminum foil on some newspaper and pour a little melted wax on it. The oven temp is kept at about 250 degrees, no hotter, and I watch to see if the wax all soaks into the string and add a little until the core tube is well waxed. Then I allow it to cool and it is ready for use. When I need very small stuff I cut a length and unlay it and just use one strand. It doesn't tend to slip like the unwaxed string will and it stays together and isn't prone to fraying.
