[Milsurplus] Cable lacing

[David Stinson]

W7QHO@aol.com wrote:
>>Harness lacing cord is not just ordinary twine.  It is not round, but flat
>>(kind of like a narrow ribbon) so that it will not cut into the outer wires.
>>
> 
> 
> Well, mostly.   But I (and I'm sure others) have seen lacing jobs in both 
> commercial and military equipment where round cord was used.

The flat stuff was used post 1950, but all my
original WW-II laced Command Set aircraft cables
are laced with round, waxed twine.