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Slowmatch rope
butterchurn:
Can Sisal be used for slowmatch or is something else better?
bluelake:
I'm not familiar with sisal. Personally, I just buy the "cotton" line from WalMart and pull out the plastic core. If I could find the right diameter hemp braid, I would try that, as it is more traditional for what Koreans used. Anyway, I then soak it overnight in a niter/water solution. The next day, I lay it horizontal and flat on a board (in the sun, if possible). Mine burns about one inch per five minutes.
butterchurn:
I found some 100% cotton braid sash cord at Menards. I will give that a go.
bluelake:
Just make sure it doesn't have a plastic core (IIRC, the WalMart cotton line also said "100% cotton").
butterchurn:
Thanks! I will check it.
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