I still have several packets of Kapok that I bought from Herters years ago. During WW2 we would go out and collect Milkweed floss, it was then called Kapok. It was used in life jackets. We collected loads of the stuff and turned it in to a collection center. I use the milkweed Floss for dry fly bodies, you just can't get it to sink. It is a little fussy to work with. You have to collect it just as the pod starts to open. The pod splits as it starts to dry up if too dry, the fluff just floats away. Did you ever notice something in the air that looks like a fluff of marabou with a seed at the base, that is milkweed fluff transporting a seed. Tale a look at Cotton wood fluff, it is about as close to Kapok as you will see other than the real thing. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Richard Zieger wrote: > What the heck is this stuff. See it in an old book being > used on patterns. Also what is a substitue to use > now? Thanks Rick
