On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, Bob and Margaret Johnson wrote:

> I hate to be a wet blanket here, but real felt is made from wool,
> not cotton.
>
> Bob

        And be careful of stuff sold in fabric stores.  I called five of
them in Tucson a while back, and none of them sells felt which doesn;t
have a quite high content of synthetics (i.e.  polyester).  Polyester is
quite abrasive, and not the bst stuff for setting and sliding treasured
tools on.

        -- Andrew