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Pitch recipies

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GregB:
That would be great Pat, nothing like seeing it first hand to know if you're getting it right or not! :)

JackCrafty:
Brewer's Pitch----http://jas-townsend.com/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=373

captyn cron:
Saw this thread and had to ask......Do you have to find pine trees with damage to them (or do the damage and wait) to get the sap or is there a way to extract it from the wood?

Pat B:
The old timers up here in the mountains would boil stumps to extract the pitch.   If you live near pine trees you can find pitch on some of them around scars, broken limbs and insect damage.. You can also tap them like maples for the pitch.

captyn cron:
one thing about east texas is we got plenty on pines! couple questions tho.

Does it have to be the stump or could you use logs?

When you boil it does the sap float to the top and you just skim it?

ok so three....To tap a pine would you just drill a hole in it and stick a pipe in it with a bucket under?

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