[Public-List] Hemp vs polyester

[Gordon Laco]

Hello again - 

Some rope manufacturers call their rope hemp, but in reality it is flax.  This doesn’t matter when only appearance is at issue, but makes a huge difference with regard to strength and stretch resistance.


Gordon Laco
www.gordonlaco.com




> On Mar 12, 2020, at 5:51 AM, Gordon Laco via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Good morning Stephen - 
> 
> The figure you quote is for flax, not hemp… and added to the disparity is that braided rope is generally stronger by diameter than twisted.
> 
> Gordon Laco
> www.gordonlaco.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mar 12, 2020, at 1:44 AM, Stephen Gwyn via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>> 
>> A quick bit of Googling suggests that 10mm hemp rope has a breaking
>> strength of 760kg vs 2600 kg for 10mm Marlowbraid polyester.
>> 
>> SG
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