And to add to Rene's reply. From what I recall, the
tree is a type of palm, the raffia (or raphia) palm.
The fibers are also used for furniture such as woven
seats and backs and so on.
-John
Oregon
--- Rene Zillmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Byron,
> I can add to q2 a bit:
>
> Raphia is natural stuff, something like bast, from a
> certain tree. I had bought my lifetime support in a
> flower shop. They use it to secure plants in a
> garden. You can make nice bodies from it, but it
> must be presoaked in water.
> The swiss straw is synthetic stuff, much thinner and
> more fragile than the natural. I use ths swiss straw
> for winging on diving (and other) caddis. Great also
> for wing cases on nymphs.
>
> Rene
> Cologne,Germany
>
> -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Byron Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Datum: Montag, 25. Februar 2002 03:50
> Betreff: [VFB] Questions/Help
>
>
> 1) If I am not mistaken, there are several
> types/kinds of zap-a-gap. Which one is the best and
> why?
>
> 2) I need some Swiss straw. Is raphia (also
> spelled wraphia) the same thing?
>
> Thanks
> Byron
>
>
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