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Timo:
Probly been gone over a 100 times here ,but I would like to see all you guys recipies. I have one that I use,and it woks fine, but I think it is a lil to brittle.  I use it mostly for mounting stone points/knves.

Thanks in advance.

JackCrafty:
I use brewer's pitch.  That's it.  Maybe some lamp black or red ochre thrown in for color.

Pat B:
Tim, my blend is about equal parts pitch, bees wax(makes it less brittle) and finely ground charcoal(adds body). I have also used fine saw dust instead of charcoal. With the charcoal the glue comes out black. With the saw dust it comes out a tan color. I guess that would change with different wood dusts.

Timo:
Brewers pitch?

pat, I never used wax in mine before.I had a friend give me some of his that had manure and deer tallow in it. Melted in my hot truck one day. :)

Does that much wax make it very soft? Or does it get hard?

Pat B:
Tim, the wax makes it less brittle but not too soft. The amount used was only a guess but about 1/3 each. I have heard of others using different recipes. You may have to play with it to get what works best for you.
  The deer tallow(makes it less brittle) would be like using the bees wax and the dried deer pellets are like the charcoal(for body).

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