David Calhoun wrote:

> Bedard had some insistance
> that the only proper jack rail cloth was world war I army blanket;
> How fussy are yoose guys about your cloths?

Bedard was even more specific: French army blankets, please. The cloth
makes a big difference. Personally, I spend a fair bit of time haunting
surplus cloth stores. Fortunately, there are a few good ones in Toronto,
and I have been lucky in finding good woven wool felt and blanket cloth.

dpj
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