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cooking pitch
recurve shooter:
yeah im currious to. what the heck dose ash and pre digested rabit food have to do with pitch?
Auggie:
Poop gives it flavor. ;DJust kiddin horse 0r rabbit gives it a little fiber to help it stiffen up and be less pliable.
recurve shooter:
well that makes sence. ;D
do the ashes do the same thing?
Pat B:
When I make pitch glue I add finely ground charcoal(for body) and bees wax to make it less brittle. The dried rabbit dung(dried deer dung also) works like the charcoal by adding body to the glue. I have al;so used fine saw dust to do the same thing.
JackCrafty:
Personally, I use wood dust instead of dung...and soot (lamp black) instead of ash. I also add beeswax to the mix. I might be wrong but here is my take on what each component does:
The wood dust helps to create more glue....it's easier to get wood dust than more pitch.
The ash (or soot) is for color and also adds a little volume.
Beeswax lowers the melting point which makes it easier to apply/remove. It also helps to keep stuff from sticking to the glue when exposed to heat after it is cooled.
As far as beeswax making the pitch less brittle...I haven't noticed a difference. The glue is quite brittle either way. The only thing that I've noticed that helps to keep the glue from cracking is the sinew that is wrapped over the glue when hafting the point.
Pitch mixed with beeswax and osage dust.
Hammer test.
The glue is quite crumbly.
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