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Stop that! :roflmao

That must be it! I mistakenly assumed there must be a lining in there.

Apparently not!

It may have been 'property of' there?
Perhaps it is impregnated with rubber? I mean it seems to have the brass fitting still attached?
Could the linen be woven tight enough to make an actual...

I think the fabric-covered hose is/was a space-saving thing. Seems it is coiled flat in the fire truck and went round as the water-pressure hit. Rubber inside must have been quite thin.

Reminds of...

Yeah, recent experience showed me that modern 3 inch hose (used by HFD) is now red and all rubber stuff. No fabric covering..

I remember seeing the stuff hanging in hotel corridors back in the...

Just goes to show ya, 'Tuzi! I reckon it was not so much my not being able to figure it out......

I am just plain LAZY! :roflmao

Besides, I was doing 3 almost at once!

Wolfpack Mike hangs with the weights as well. Could not figure out a way to do it, but it makes sense.
He also says spray starch is good. I may try to iron/starch one.

Since the...

Might be a good candidate for the lead bar, Tc?

I think the actual fire hose is rubber hose.Tc. The linen is the protective covering over it.
Certainly it is poly or something like that these days? I would think the linen is from days gone by....

Yes, that is where I got this!

So I wanted a little hand-grip like on my old Kanoyama strop.

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Went and got some grommets/tool and took the mess over to my Mexican upholstery buddy

He did a fair job, as-always, and...

My last Illinois strop was a 827. It was rough and bumpy, the fabric was hard and really zippy.
Did not like it, personally.

So as I found this 361, it is smooth and has nice medium draw....