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Pat B:
My pitch glue mixture uses the same hard pitch(pine) as the varnish but I melt it over heat and remove the solids(trash) then mix in bees wax and finely ground charcoal while hot. I have never really measured but it is about 2 parts pitch, one part bees wax and one part charcoal.  I have substituted fine saw dust for the charcoal and some folks use dried deer or rabbit poop as a substitute for the charcoal.
 The bees wax(tallow can be substituted) makes the glue less brittle and the charcoal (saw dust or dried poop)adds body to the mixture.
WARNING!!!  pitch is very volatile! Be very careful when heating it because it can and will flame up if not watched closely.
  If you only have the oozie pitch you can cook it to remove the volatile oils and it will harden when cool. Again, Be Very Careful when cooking pitch!!!
  I think the pitch from pine, spruce, fir, etc will work.
  To use the pitch glue I melt the mixture and take sticks(about the size of a pencil), dip it in the pitch mixture then in cold water, then back in the pitch and in the water. What this does is builds up a blob on the end of the stick. These glue sticks can be carried in your possibles bag and heated and dripped on your project as needed.
 

Easternarcher:
Right on...learn something new again. Good stuff.
Thanks

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