Den 14-01-2011 15:27, Julia Say skrev:
snip.......
Paraffin oil/liquid paraffin etc
etc is a mineral-oil product which is cheap, not drying and does not
smell at all. It does tend to evaporate however very slowly over time
I have observed a tendency for it to start causing rotting of the cotton threads
that I use, a process I'm still keeping an eye on and I'm not drawing any
conclusions yet. At present it's just something to bear in mind. Others
disagree.
Julia
Maybe the cause could be a gradual build up of fatty-acid components in
the cotton threading. Also slightly parallell to this is maybe the fact
that even lightly tarred hemp rope or line has substantially less
tensile strength than "clean" hemp rope.
BoA
who still chuckles at "the antique cracked chanter foot look" :-)
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