Maybe I missed the question. I thought it was is wax a lubricant. Maybe it was which is the slickest

Dan

Here we go again!!!!!! Wax has silicone in it, therefore it's a lubricant!!!!
Wow....... Dont put it on the knots of your loop!!!!!!!!!!!!

In all the time I've been shooting with a d-loop I have never been told not to wax the material.

That being said, I've also never had the problem of my loop twisting as Jeff did.

I wax my loop material because, as was mentioned, it helps to cinch the knots down better. I'll continue to do so and I highly doubt I'll have a problem with them being too "lubed" up.

As for the original question; Is wax a lubricant? Sure, because of the stuff that makes it up, it has lubricant qualities. Do I believe it is enough of a lube to cause problems? In my experience, no. What I can see being a problem is wax on wax contact. Don't wax your serving where you tie your loop before you tie it and you shouldn't have problems. Cinch a waxed loop down onto dry serving and there shouldn't be a problem.

But, what do I know?

"Cinch a waxed loop down onto dry serving and there shouldn't be a problem. "

[&:]good one!!!!!!!!!!

To answer your question...is wax a lubricant?.....Yes and no. What it REALLY is, is a"barrier" between the many fibers a string is made up with. This barrier keeps dirt and moisture fromworking it's way into the string and instead keeps it on the surface.This as most knowwill prolong the life of your string. You must remember "lubricant" doesn't always equate to slippery. Some lubricantsare not slick at all and in fact some are tacky. Case in point...Axle grease while a "lubricant" is far from slick, quite the opposite, it'stacky and sticky like a pasteand anyone whohas evergot iton themselves knows full well just how hard it is to remove it.Synthetic motor oil on the other hand is a lot slicker......BOTH are lubricants though. Such isthe case with conventional Bohning Tex-Tite wax (red lettering)it's far moresticker than say.. Bohning Xccelerator Wax which is way slick, yet both are string wax.

Now as to waxing serving material.....If served properly a served (or conventional overhand knot) nock set or peep serve will not move even if it's pre-waxed or waxed before you tie. This is due to the complexity of the knot being tied. A release loop knot is a simple double hitch knot and is more susceptible to moving, lubed or not. Pre coating it may ormay not cause it to slip around the string as there are a lot of other factors at play.Keep in mind that in NO circumstance would I ever pre-wax serving material or release loop material with Bohning Xccelerator Wax as it's very slippery and I suspect one would run into a lot of problems tying knots.

I usually do not pre-way my loop before putting it on but I have done so in the past with conventional Tex-Tite wax and had no problems. What I usually do is tie on the release loop thenwax it, knots and all. I do however pre-wax all of my BCY serving material (polygrip .020) before I tie my peeps or nocksets into place. I do this because I like to use the overhand knot method and the heavy wax in the Tex-Tite willhold myknots in place as I tie them making an overall more secureknot.

Hope this helps answer your questions......