Slow Match

[Redd Oktober]

Ahoy,

(Royaliste, yer probably the best source fer this...)

What's the "recipe" fer slow match?

-Redd

[Desert Pyrate]

Redd... If I remember correct-like, it's a mixture of blackpowder and water that ye soak yer cotton cord in. Then you let it dry.

This confirms what I thought: Making Slow Match

[the Royaliste]

Redd, we use cotton sash cord, either of two available diameters, (Raul favors 1/4, I like it larger)...Soak any grade black powder 'till it be liquid, then saturate, hang to dry, and cut to length............

[Hawkyns]

I use a bunch of different cords, depending on the use. For me matchlock, I like braided clothesline with the nylon core pulled out. The hole down the center give air to make a nice hot coal, even if it does burn a bit quicker. Sometime I can get braided hemp cord, and that works well, too. If I'm doing a museum gig, I'll make it from 3 1/8" strands of macrame hemp and braid it myself.

I soak it in a supersaturated solution of potassium nitrate disolved in rubbing alcohol. Soak it about 10 minutes then pull it out and let it dry. Dries fast and leaves a bit of a gritty feel.

I like to work with 6 foot lengths. I can wrap it round the linstock shaft, or hold both ends in the hand when firing the musket.

Hawkyns

[Redd Oktober]

mmm...black soup! I kanna wait ter try it out!