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How to make jute tow
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I did the same thing to make tow. I cut the lengths a little shorter than you did but otherwise we seem to do it the same way.
Do it the same way
Cool. Very nice how-to. Bookmarked for future ref.
Screen shot it.. make a Google pics folder for muzzloader..
That what I do for easyer references.
I'm going to organize what I want and maybe even order a photo book of the important stuff.
Like this one was a video.. I screen shot the info for info. It's pyrodex vs BP.
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Post it online as a PDF?
In my shooting pouch I carry about a baseball to softball sized wad because it’s soft and mashes flat easy enough.
I don’t brush it. It’s just like that when you separate the strands.
I’ve tried real flax tow, sheeps wool, wasp nest, brown paper, news paper, grass, leaves, wool scraps and a couple other things I don’t recall right now. Other than real tow, this is the best wadding I’ve tried. I like it.
No clue how.. I think I need an app to convert it..
I don't mind when I get it organized posting it.
You might see skychief and all in it
maybe a screen name or two.. it's kinda cool.
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If I like it.. I'll stuff my teddy bear With it.
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That jute tow is excellent for starting fires with a flint and steel. Get your char cloth glowing, wrap it in a bundle of jute tow, blow on it then WOOSH !! The historical village where I volunteer in the Blacksmith shop, I do alot of fire demonstrations for the public. I have alot of jute cord to unravel yet to add to my fire making bundle.
Ohio Rusty ><>
Ohio Rusty ><>
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thanks
Snipping the cats scratching post works fine, and they are determined to make sure that I always have a good supply.
I've used old tent ropes that were worn out. Clean guns with the strands until they wear out for that job, then use it for tinder. Old rope itself works great for flint and steel tinder.
Waste not, want not!
Waste not, want not!
That’s exactly how I do it, too. Great minds think alike, as my dad used to say.
For starting fires with flint and steel, I start with about a two-foot piece… three handspans, from the tip of the little finger to the tip of the thumb. Cut that in half, then cut the halves in half, and you end up with four pieces roughly six inches long. Then pull them apart just a @Banjoman said, and you have a perfect size bird’s nest for getting that fire going.
I prefer to keep a coil of the twine handy and just prepare the “tow” when or as needed. The tow is easy to prepare and the twine is more compact for carrying than the fluff, and who knows? You might need a piece of twine for tying or binding something. In that case the tow wouldn’t do you much good.
I prefer a jag and patches for cleaning and leather, felt, or card wads for shooting. Jute tow lights up very easily, which is why it makes such good tinder, but where I live it can create a fire hazard when shooting.
Best regards,
Notchy Bob
FYI, there is an 'oil' or other processing lubricant on those balls of jute, so while 'dry', it is not a clean dry if you will. For best results when using as a fire starter, take 3-4' cut lengths and tie them off to a tree out in the backyard to air and dry out in the sun, wind and/or rain for weeks/months at a time.
Gather some when you know it's good and dry! And store it in a non-periodic correct ZipLok baggie, haha!
At one woodswalk I attend, one is not only timed when starting a fire with flint and steel, but you also need to light a candle by that flame too! One 'pro' did it in only 7-seconds the other weekend! Yup, you read that correctly!
