Undoing knots

[Longest]

What's the stringer's way to undo knots and to cinch up knots tightly? I'm getting sick of working at the knots with my lack of fingernails for an hour so I know there must be a simple device to do the job, what is it?

Dan

[RYU]

Needle nose/long nose mini pliers, the stick stringer's the most important tool. Make sure they are knurled, i.e. have little teeth for gripping string. Go to any hardware store for some. Craftsman is nice, but a sub $5 budget pair will also work fine.

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[laxbabe2121]

or if you're a girl, and you have nails... problem solved!

[LaXDaVe]

a fork. =/ Use the prongs to get into the knot, and just pull.

[TheKOB]

use either peanut butter or put rub whatever you want to get out with an ice cube...

jk, needle nose pliers are the way to go...

[Thrillhouse]

Originally posted by laxbabe2121
or if you're a girl, and you have nails... problem solved!

Yeah, well we can write our name in the snow.

[smitt5168]

cut it off

[TheKOB]

Originally posted by Thrillhouse
Yeah, well we can write our name in the snow.

so can they, but only with a bunch of acrobatics...

[LaXDaVe]

Yeah the acrobatics look cooler than us just waving it around...but...thats not the point...so...back to knots. :agree :laugh

[jazzjon9]

i use anything sharp to get under it. and if your a girl and have nails, wouldn't it hurt if it bent back (youre nail?) oh, and tweezers work well for me, they're the smallest thing i can find.

[laxbabe2121]

eh, its just a broken nail then, you still have nine left. i always just use my teeth and slober all over the strings!

[LatinBabe]

well... scissors work... if you dont need the string again :agree

[LaxGoalieLZ]

when i first started i was suin these plastic things that you use for corn on the cob, it wroked but not there all bent and are not useable. Go with the needle nose plyers