ok im curious. when at home i clean my rifle smoothbore ect with a cleanin jag and patches. but how did early frontiersmen do it with such a limited supply of cloth patching and how would i recreate this.
tow,and a tow worm
pnic ok tow tow tow what is tow that would be good for this?
Unspun, or more correctly, NONspun flax or hemp fibers.
flax or hemp... hmm. ok. not much of that growin wild in ky.
you can get tow from this lady,large bags very cheap.
yarns@bellsouth.net
901-324-2878
Silver Shuttle
2547 Madison
Memphis, TN. 38112-4311
there are several places to get tow worms and several types of them,i like the wire ones that twist on to the end of your ramrod.
http://www.redaviscompany.com/accessories.html
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Search.aspx?search=tow%20worm
http://www.smilingfoxforgellc.com/tow_worm.asp
In Bakers book's "A Pilgrims Journey",he demonstrates very well the use of tow on a "spring' type worm. Once you do this a few times,you'll wonder what your doing with all the concoctions we all have been using all these years! The fouling really IS water soluble!