Hi everyone!
I have just finished whipping the ends and braiding loops on two hemp hawsers for my canoe.
I'm not really sure, if braiding went well, since those were my first two loops I ever braided (till now I have just tied the loops regular way). Now my goal now is to make both hawsers waterproof.
I noticed, that as long as it is summer wet hemp rope dries quickly, but during colder weather it keeps water well, and starts to rot if not dried.
The first thought I got was to oil, or wax the ropes. Trouble is that only instrucables I found over the net suggested usage of "tung oil"
Well.. is there any easier way to preserve the hemp ropes? I do have a can of Swedish oil for the wooden floor, will it be good?
I have just finished whipping the ends and braiding loops on two hemp hawsers for my canoe.
I'm not really sure, if braiding went well, since those were my first two loops I ever braided (till now I have just tied the loops regular way). Now my goal now is to make both hawsers waterproof.
I noticed, that as long as it is summer wet hemp rope dries quickly, but during colder weather it keeps water well, and starts to rot if not dried.
The first thought I got was to oil, or wax the ropes. Trouble is that only instrucables I found over the net suggested usage of "tung oil"
Well.. is there any easier way to preserve the hemp ropes? I do have a can of Swedish oil for the wooden floor, will it be good?