To obtain the subject tow and cut wool therefrom, and to provide a method and apparatus for producing the tow and cut wool, so designed that there occur no such troubles, even if a tow joint is directly passed through a cutting device, as tow tension falling resulting in improperly longer cut length, malopening in the post-process and/or malpassage through a card, opening operation is facilitated, and there appear no flaws in nonwoven fabrics or spun yarns as the final products.

This tow is such one that the cut ends of the respective crimped synthetic fiber tows 2 are mutually interlaced by needle punching and jointed together. The cut wool is obtained by cutting the tow to a specified length.