🧵 Hemp and Joints

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About Hemp and Joints

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⭐ Essential Highlights

What hemp actually is, and why waxed beats unwaxed

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The two joints that should never see hemp

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Diagnosing tight-loose-tight: it's almost always the hemp, not the wood

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Getting snugness right, joint by joint

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