Re: Jute = Authentic?

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: : Just wondering if anybody knows if Jute is an authentic material for 18th century re-enactors.  I know it makes good tinder, and it would be handy to carry a hank of jute twine in the ol' fire kit, but I don't want to do it if it's not period.  Thanks.
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: >>>> Clabair can't access the board at the moment but asked to have this posted, Parker.

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:   Yes, jute is authentic for the 18th century. During the recovery of a sunken French ship off the coast of Canada, a large supply of ammo for the cannon was found. The French knew that captured shot was a God send but most of it was smaller than their guns. What they did was bring a large supply of wooden plugs (called sabots) cut to fit French artillery. What was found was a number of fixed shot in that a smaller ball was placed on top of a sabot and wrapped in a heavy linen and  tied with a small cord. The cord was found to be jute twine. It must have been pretty common if it was used for cannon fodder.
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