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dandilion cord?

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65x55 swedis:
hey i was woundering if it was possiable to make cord out of dandilions. i started to play with it yesterday and got some interesting results. i don't know how to splice yet so i did not get far.

ricktrojanowski:
I never heard of using dandelion for cordage.  I'm interested in hearing about your findings.

AncientArcher76:
The natives made cordage out of a lot of materials but found nothing on dandelions.  They y would rot before u would get to use them for any length of time.  Try using strong grass, bark from trees or shrubs, even corn stalks.  Stuff that is less spongy and more fiborous. 

 :-\

Postman:
Dandelions are European, so I doubt the natives in America got around to trying them for cordage, but they taste good!

sailordad:
just find yourself some milkweed or dogbane and ya got it made
both them makes great cordage
i usually make some in the fall from milkweed
i do this while am turky hunting,not for any real reason.i just get bored and its there so i make use of it  ;)
i actually did this the first time because i forgot to bring a piece of twine for my tag,so i needed something and thought
what the heck why not,after all need to stay legal  ;D

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