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Pine pitch
walkabout:
just a quick question, if one doesnt have beeswax would they be able to supplement fibres from a plant which has a naturally occuring wax, such as say the needles off of a shrub? i ask because our shrub when trimmed the needles still retain much of their waxy nature and will not crumble easily.
agd68:
Does it have to be pine pitch or can you use Spruce or Fir pitch
Pappy:
I would this so.Jesse puts fiber in his anyway.I got mine done.It didn't make as much as I thought it would.By the time I cooked it off and cleaned and strained it.But made enough to last a while.I used bees wax and char-co from a piece of burnt Hickory ground up fine.Turned out pretty good.
Jesse use some to mount a couple of napped blades. Held them great. Now I need to find some more. :) agd68 you must have been posting while I was.I am not sure on that,I am sure someone will know,I was thinking the same thing,I fine a lot on wild cherry trees,it's sticky but not sure how it would work. :)
Pappy
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jamie:
pappy a great way to test your pitch is to put some on a piece of paper. when it cools bend the paper a bit and if it cracks its too brittle, if its tacky its too much fat, ya want somewhere in the middle. peace
Pat B:
I believe any conifer pitch will work. I'm not sure about fruit tree pitch. I know you can make varnish with the fruit tree pitch. I have a plum that is oozing and was gonna see what I could make from it.
For varnish dissolve the pitch(fruit or conifer) in alcohol, strain out the impurities and store in an air tight jar. Again, the more brittle the raw pitch the better.
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