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Originally Posted by booker
Dogbane (aka Indian hemp) is plentiful in most fields areas and is much stronger than grass or nettle.
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I agree grass is useless but dried nettle is at least as strong as dried dogbane. The problem with nettle is it's a total pain to get enough for a usable diameter--it dries to wispy little threads. But green nettle is great for hafting things; it shrinks up
tight. My stepson's great-uncle (FBI Ojibwa) said the great strength of dried dogbane cordage is that it gets stronger when wet. They made their nets out of it back in the day for the spring walleye runs in WI/MN.