Last fall I found a four foot long, half inch diameter, broken off section of twined rope. It had been in water for a few years. It's so weak i can bust it by hand I think.
Anyway, I hung it up next to the wood stove and basically forgot about it. For laughs I put a match to the end the other day. Ooops! Hey, that burns! I made a pile of hemp fuzz and that was cool in flames.
So, I find out that hemp was a traditional wick material the other day. it's sitting over a nail in a shed waiting for wick instructions. How do I prepare it? Do I dip it in tallow? Stretch out the curls? My kingdom for a wick! Well? Light my fire.
Anyway, I hung it up next to the wood stove and basically forgot about it. For laughs I put a match to the end the other day. Ooops! Hey, that burns! I made a pile of hemp fuzz and that was cool in flames.
So, I find out that hemp was a traditional wick material the other day. it's sitting over a nail in a shed waiting for wick instructions. How do I prepare it? Do I dip it in tallow? Stretch out the curls? My kingdom for a wick! Well? Light my fire.