So I just found out you can get infinite amount of raw unprocessed sheep wool for free. Apparently all the value is in the processing, the wool itself is a nuisance.What can be done with it? Feels like insulating a house would be a great way to use it but there must be some catch right?
Pretty sure I've heard you can use it as a mulch for gardens and stuff and if you till it in it will help put a ton of organic material in the ground.
>>2954027>Feels like insulating a house would be a great way to use it but there must be some catch right?it's full of shit and smells god awful for one
>>2954030you can mix it into your salads for a natural source of protein too, and make your own organic toothbrushes and q-tips
>>2954027>Feels like insulating a house would be a great way to use it but there must be some catch right?Raw wool contains 5-25% lanolin per weight. It'd burn like a candle if it ever caught fire.
>>2954044yum
I bought a van from a shearing company I can confirm this>>2954033
>>2954044You could squeeze it onto cast iron to season it
>>2954044Ever seen a sheep on fire?Wool it’s self extinguishing and cant sustain a fire on its own. Still not great so for house grade it’s treated with borax >>2954027Youd need to wash off the old insecticides and the shit first and then treat it against moths before using it for anything. Not very easy to process at all
>>2954027You could wash it and stuff some blankets with it I guess. Or use it for pet bedding.
>>2954150Can I just ignore all that and pile it around a shipping container, put a tarp over it and have an insulated space with little to no effort?
>>2954167>>2954167It’s going to mold without washing probably. Pick out vegetable matter (straw grass) and poop. Scour on a stovetop in a big pot with blue dawn, don’t bring it to a boil or it’ll felt. Don’t agitate or it’ll felt. Lay out in a thin layer to dry. If you’re not planning on spinning it, I guess staple length or quality doesn’t matter to you, so you don’t have to worry about skirting it. It sounds like you don’t want to do any of this, but just in case that matters - wanted to share. Processing a fleece is one of the hardest things to do. I’d take everyone else’s suggestions to mulch it in to your garden, it takes some time to break down.
>>2954030maybe they were putting it in the sandy desert soil to help with moisture retention and help re- vegetate the desert. Shit I can't remember bros...
>>2954192could you use it to insulate potted plants or insulate top soil in winter?
>>2954192youtu.be/-DpL9znMzIY
>>2954027It's saturated with lanolin which is a great rust preventative. Stuff it into crevasses under your car to preserve the body and frame.
>>2954027You could always go ahead and clean it up good, spin it into yarn, then sell it for "infinitely" more than you paid for it.
>>2954027Leave a few big handfuls around your neighborhood every few days. In a couple months you'll be living in a weird hairy environment.
>>295443210/10 idea, very whimsical
>>2954044Lanolin is used as a flame retardant.
>>2954427Or you could take that homespun, dye it with walnuts, and knit a sweater. To spin it, you just need a stick with a disc and a hook attached to it. To knit, you need 2 pointy sticks.
