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[permaculture] Ancient rubber-making techniques

From: Ben Martin Horst <ben.martinhorst@gmail.com>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [permaculture] Ancient rubber-making techniques
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 19:25:12 -0700

Here's a fascinating blurb on ancient Mesoamerican rubber-making techniques,
not involving vulcanization. I would imagine the craft is rather complex,
but it sounds from the article that the recipe is not: latex from the rubber
tree and the sap of an Ipomoea. I'm sure some of you in the tropics might
think of permacultural applications for such a technique.

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/mayaball-0524

-Ben

[permaculture] Ancient rubber-making techniques, Ben Martin Horst, 05/30/2010
- Re: [permaculture] Ancient rubber-making techniques, Ray Cirino, 05/30/2010
- Re: [permaculture] Ancient rubber-making techniques, Jay Woods, 05/31/2010