FELT THICKNESS

[paulvallandigham]

Sorry your material didn't pass the test. True wood will not burn easily unless another source of heat is kept directly on it. Synthetics begin to melt into a gooey mess, that becomes a quite hard " plastic " residue.

I found this out trying to use an Old T-shirt, that I thought was pure cotton, for charcloth. It had synthetic( Stay-Press) fibers in it, and they melted and left this stringy mess I had to scrape out of my fire tin.

It is a very inexpensive, although destructive test that anyone can use, however, and its the fastest way I know, short of using high-tech lab equipment, to find out what you have in any fabric or substance. :thumbsup:

 

[Swampman]

You're welcome.

 

[Fishhog]

You might want to check it with a match to see if it melts.

Wool felt is what you're looking for. I've never used felt wads in a rifle. I have tried wasp nest but found that it made no difference.

LOL,sorry about that Mark gotta give credit where credit is due..Ray