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FlintWalker:
 I live in Southern Ky and pine trees are non existent around here. If you see any, someone planted them.
 Without pine trees what did native man use as pitch for mounting points and such?

AncientArcher76:
Hi Sawfiler many people dont know that BIRCH PITCH is another form of adhesive used it is simple to make and can be made anywhere at anytime.  It turns black and u can make it up ahead of time.  Use it the same as pine pitch.  Hey how u been my friend gimme a shout!

Russ

sailordad:
shannon i believe most any tree sap can be made into pitch. i could be wrong though,it happens on occaison  ;D )
birch pitch is good stuff
palio folks used it to seal canoes etc.

AA76,we were typing at the same time  ;)

AncientArcher76:
LOL Sailor ur right about some trees being used for pitch but one other thing to remember when paleo groups traveled and traded amongst themselves.  They would travel hundreds of miles to get such things as flint...perhaps amongst their travels the aquired there pine pitch along their way. 

Russ

FlintWalker:
Doing pretty good Russ :)
 Ain't no Birch trees around here either...just eastern hardwoods.

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