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Pine Tar?
bowtarist:
--- Quote from: Cameroo on November 06, 2011, 09:38:57 pm ---Have you been in the rum again?? :P
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HAHAHAHAHAH! >:D That was a good one Cam!!
And zenmonkeyman, I don't know if you deserved it or not, but if I had to guess..... :-\
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHa, dpgratz
think I'll pour one myself...whisky though, I'm a Southern Indiana hillbilly. ;D
stickbender:
Zenmonkeyman;
Just Google Pine Tar, and go to the Wikipedia, and it lists all kinds of stuff for it.
Like Toxophool, said it is used for marine applications, as well as medical uses.
Wayne
sadiejane:
not my words-found online
"Pine tar is a sticky material produced by the high temperature carbonization of pine wood in anoxic conditions (dry distillation or destructive distillation). The wood is rapidly decomposed by applying heat and pressure in a closed container; the primary resulting products are charcoal and pine tar. Pine tar consists primarily of aromatic hydrocarbons, tar acids and tar bases. Components of tar vary according to the pyrolytic process (e.g. method, duration, temperature) and origin of the wood (e.g. age of pine trees, type of soil and moisture conditions during tree growth). The choice of wood, design of kiln, burning and collection of the tar can vary. Only pine stumps and roots are used in the traditional production of pine tar. Pine tar has a long history as a wood preservative, as a wood sealant for maritime use, in soaps, in roofing construction and maintenance, and in the treatment of skin diseases."
is there any way to use pine tar to make glue? thats what i was looking for when i found this.
nclonghunter:
If you have some, try mixing some charcoal and deer dung to make a "pine pitch" for attaching points to the shaft. May not work, but try it and let us know. I would think it is a very clear type of pine sap, unless the heating process of gathering it, changes it some how.
Pat B:
To make good pine pitch glue or varnish you first need to have hard, brittle pitch. If you strat with gooy pitch your glue and varnish will be sticky. I assume the "pine tar" has other additives to make it easy to apply. If it is just gooy pine tar you will have to cook the terps out so it will solidify if you want to use it for glue or varnish.
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