Posted: 5/29/2011 8:04:41 AM EDT
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where can i get 100% cotton rope about 1/4 inch
i have tubes to make tinder tubes and i can not find cotton rope with enough cotton and not to much meltable crap 
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I got a big roll of it for a couple of bucks at Walmart. Go to the section where they sell cording, and look there. I think mine was 100 percent cotton clothesline, if I recall. Works good. i got that the other day it can be fused  even with the non cotton core pulled out
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I think if you get some copper tubing and put the rope inside and pinch the ends, you will have a way to make char rope by putting it into an oven or fire. yes i have the "tube part" of a arrow shaft that i cut into a bunch of three inch tubes and i know how to make it i just need the rope. 
i have been making char cloth for years |
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Quoted: please educate me.... char rope? Edit to add video on char rope  |
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please educate me.... char rope? Edit to add video on char rope Nice video. Next project, try dipping a piece of charcord in a saturated solution of KNO3 [some grocery stores have/used to have it for canning], drying it and lighting it. Be very careful. That wil get your fire going fast! 
Also, with the price of cotton going through the roof, now might be a good time to get some GOOD clothes line. |
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I got a big roll of it for a couple of bucks at Walmart. Go to the section where they sell cording, and look there. I think mine was 100 percent cotton clothesline, if I recall. Works good. i got that the other day it can be fused even with the non cotton core pulled out
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I think if you get some copper tubing and put the rope inside and pinch the ends, you will have a way to make char rope by putting it into an oven or fire. yes i have the "tube part" of a arrow shaft that i cut into a bunch of three inch tubes and i know how to make it i just need the rope.
i have been making char cloth for years You must have gotten something other than what I mentioned. =) I've made about 30 feet of char cord with the stuff I referenced, and it works fine. Mine didn't have any sort of synthetic core, it is 100% cotton. |
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I found this place on the net. 100% cotton 1/4" solid braid or three strand is .10 cents a foot. Shipping was $5.50 and would cover at least 250 feet of rope. Thoughts? |