Need a little help…

[tjm]

29 minutes ago, Dutch said:

A rope on a rake handle????????

makes it easier to see what is happening. The knot is simply tucking the end under several wraps of itself, no crossings or twists. It is the same "knot that we call a "nail knot" and the same that we use to wrap guides onto rods, also called the common whipping knot for keeping ropes ends from unraveling. We are just forming it in different ways for different uses.

[fishinwrench]

13 minutes ago, tjm said:

makes it easier to see what is happening. The knot is simply tucking the end under several wraps of itself, no crossings or twists. It is the same "knot that we call a "nail knot" and the same that we use to wrap guides onto rods, also called the common whipping knot for keeping ropes ends from unraveling. We are just forming it in different ways for different uses.

Not even near as good. 

A whip-finish knot is nothing more than a series of half hitches. 

[tjm]

Well, no. Half hitches have to be formed one at a time, although a series of half hitches will secure the thread to an extent if glued. A whip requires no glue as the binding of several overlays hold the tag securely.

A good source of information on various knots- https://www.amazon.com/Ashley-Book-Knots-Clifford-W/dp/0385040253