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RidgeRunner:
My pine resin and charcoal glue never turns out right.
It is always to brittle.

Can someone please post a recipe (with quanties) of ingredients?

As I understand it oil or fat and some type of fiber are parts of the recipe.

I hope to use this to heft some steel arrow points.

Thanks
David

wolfsire:
I'd too like to see some recipes.  I would think that different ones are good for different projects.

I have used some with oil, char dust and fiber on points, only to find it did not set hard enough.  Too much oil no doubt.  As I understnad it oil, or wax is to keep it from beeing too brittle.  I've used just resin and and char dust on points too.  Brittle and drys very fast, but has not broke yet.

Also, if someone can, please address the use of dung.  I undersand that from herbavores the residual fiber will add strength, but what about the other crap.  I'm not keen on using it, unless there are real advantages.  Even then, I would probably only use herbavore dung, although if carn/omni has advantages, I would like to know about it.

For that matter, what is the benefit of carbon/ash?

Thanks.

Hillbilly:
If it's too brittle, put more charcoal powder in it, or add beeswax, fiber, and stuff. I usually just use pitch and powdered charcoal, if you get it mixed right, it works good-just experiment.

wvfknapper:
I dont know a recipe but I always use chopped up dried grasses a little charcoal and a small amout of beeswax, just mix it until it looks thick,, it's stong stuff if mixed right.

wvflintknapper

D. Tiller:
Drop the charcoal and use beeswax instead. Use just enough to make it a bit flexible. This makes a supper dupper hotmelt glue that is fantastic for hafting both arowheads and knife blades. Better than any other hot melt glues you can find on the shelf in stores!

Check out:

http://www.ginellames.fr/videos/flv_us.php?id=7&lang=us

http://www.ginellames.fr/videos/flv_us.php?id=8&lang=us

http://www.ginellames.fr/videos/flv_us.php?id=9&lang=us

That should just about do it!

David T

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