Hey Lefty (and other stringers out there), what's your favorite knot to use for tie-offs?  Do you use a half hitch, double half hitch, Parnell knot or some other "signature" variation as your standard go-to knot?

If you use the double half hitch, do you yank a single half hitch and then add another, or thread for the double half hitch and pull all at once.  Perhaps it really doesn't matter?  I typically do one and then add the second. 

Oh, regarding the source of the 40% tension loss on double pulls... I read it on some stringing site and now cannot locate it.  I would imagine there is some tension loss on a double pull but is likely more around 10% plus or minus a few.  I have asked Steve Crandall from Ashaway to weigh in on that question for his expert opinion.  I'll let you know what he says.

Later, Foss