char cloth question

[IaSpanky]

Ruined a brand new pair of jean at work today( residents who use drain-o should be made into coats) was wondering if I could use the parts that are not falling apart due to acid as char cloth? I had heard that char cloth needs to be cotton and should be white at the start any ideas. The jeans were Dickies brand and should be all natural fibers.

[gryffynklm]

I would say yes. You can test a piece by burning it with a match to be sure there are no synthetics so you don't ruin your char box.

[lucznik]

As long as the material is 100% cotton, it doesn't matter what color it is to begin with. Some of the best char cloth I ever made came from an old brown tarp.

The thing you do want is material that is as thick and as densely/tightly woven as possible. Thin material just disintrigrates when handled.

[mountain1]

yeah it'll be fine. i just make it from old worn out and torn tee shirts. no matter the color it seems to work out alright for me.

[rwc1969]

Cotton blue jeans are about the best charcloth material there is.

[crashdive123]

As others have said, they'll work fine. Color does not matter for the material as long as it is cotton.

[IaSpanky]

Thanks again guys will let you all know how it turns out first time making char cloth

[kyratshooter]

Do the char in small batches. Many times people decide to do big batches of cloth in a big tin. It never gets completely chared.

Blue jean makes good Muzzle loader patches too.

[Rick]

An easy way to do it is using a vegetable can and a soup can. Put your pieces of cloth in the soup can and invert it into the veggie can. Poke a small hole in the bottom of the soup can (just large enough for gas to escape) and place it in the fire. You'll see a flame erupt out of the hole once it comes up to temp. when the flame goes out it's done.

[hunter63]

I still like the cotton gauze pads, but then again I have a LOT of them.

I also used pillow tick patch pieces after I cut a patch for the .50 cal.
After cutting the patch from a strip at the barrel, leaves a strip with hole in it.

Have try jeans, never gave it a thought, have to try some, if I can stand to get rid of my old jeans......
Thanks.

[Rick]

I'm surprised you of all people haven't tried jeans while wearing them.

[hunter63]

I'm surprised you of all people haven't tried jeans while wearing them.

Well, we aren't gonna get into that, or flannel shirt sleeves.

[Rick]

Thanks for the chuckle. (snort)

[mountain1]

An easy way to do it is using a vegetable can and a soup can. Put your pieces of cloth in the soup can and invert it into the veggie can. Poke a small hole in the bottom of the soup can (just large enough for gas to escape) and place it in the fire. You'll see a flame erupt out of the hole once it comes up to temp. when the flame goes out it's done.

i do mine on the b bque'. i wait until it stops smoking. either wat it works.

[skunkkiller]

I use the wifes wedding dress works great

[flandersander]

For a tin, I use a candy tin. The lid fits on tight enough, and it can be knocked around a bit in the fire, without the worry of your cloth being exposed.

[crashdive123]

And I understand that a Coldsteel Bushman is good for cutting up the cloth.