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Pine Pitch Varnish

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Pat B:
Be real careful cooking the pitch. I would suggest doing it outside for two reasons, 1) it can burst into flames if it gets too hot  2) your wife will burst into flames when her house smells like burning pitch.  ;D

neuse:
I am having fun with this.
It is simple once you do it, but if you've done it your not sure what to except.
I think the pine smell is bonus, where I live, pine trees are in short supply.

burchett.donald:
neuse, in a pinch you can collect crystalized dried hard pitch and skip the cooking process by dissolving in alcohol. I also got that from Pat B and use it over all my sinew wraps after they dry.
                                                                                                                                  Don

Pat B:
That's the safest and easiest way to do it. Get it with the turps already evaporated off so the pitch is hard when you collect it.

JackCrafty:
Rosin for violin bows is a good, hard pitch that works well.  I mention that because sometimes you can pick up a good sized block of rosin for cheap or free.

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