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How do you install your stone points?
Hillbilly:
I've used pine and spruce pitch both with good results. You can usually find a tree bleeding pitch pretty easily if you look around. Landscape trees are good because the lower limbs are often pruned off, and they ooze pitch around the wounds. Sticky or dry, it doesn't really matter. Put it in a tin can or something and heat it up (outside, don't try it in the house) until it's liquified. You can strain or skim the trash out of it when its melted. Mix in finely powdered charcoal until it's the consistancy you want, some people add beeswax and/or crushed dried rabbit or deer pellets. If you dont get enough charcoal and other in it, it's too brittle, if too much, it won't harden at all.
Key:
cool, got some spruce trees and the bottom of the hill. I am going to take my dog for a walk now and see if I can get some. I do have apoxy but would rather not use it, but it's ok if Pat does :)
Pat B:
Sorry Roger. Feeling a bit froggy today. ;) I like to mix the pitch with charcoal(ground) and bees wax ( about 1/3 of each). The charcoal(dried deer or rabbit pettets do the same) adds body and the bees wax makes it less brittle.
I was told just the other day that if you boil the pitch in water, the pitch will rise to the top and the impurities will sink. I haven't tried it yet but it would be safer than heating the pitch by itself. Pat
Key:
Thanks Pat, I think I was wondering about the amount of charcoal and bees wax. I have 4 great hunting points a friend made for me at MoJam this year. I haven't used stone points before and looking forward to doing that this year for whitetails.
Justin Snyder:
Pat, who are you trying to fool. I can see clear as day that you got so excited at the opportunity to be funny that you forgot to answear the question. ;D
Has anybody ever tried hide glue mixed with ash. ??? Justin
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