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Old 01-12-2019, 01:50 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Flax should have properties similar to hemp.

Vibration damping is also a property basalt fiber.

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Also used in Rossignol’s snowboard laminate, basalt is stronger and lighter in weight than fiberglass with more elasticity than carbon. Basalt enhances board feel, power and stability while absorbing impacts and vibrations.
https://www.basalt.guru/rossignol-us...ng-vibrations/

Basalt also bend instead of shattering.

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But the fact it's a relative of the drug plant version make it a problem.
It's the same plant. Just a different part of the plant grown grown under different conditions.
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