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Pitch glue

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penderbender:
Thanks Ed! I have never made any but I have all the stuff. I'll give it a whirl. Cheers- Brendan

Pat B:
I do the same as Ed. Again I like hard, brittle pitch for glue and varnish because they are hard at room temp were as soft, sticky pitch is sticky at room temp. The bees wax makes that hard pitch pliable without being sticky. The charcoal adds body to the glue. Once heated it softens and will stick well to stone, bone and wood.

Pappy:
I do about the same as Ed and Pat, once I get it about like I think is good I will drip a little on a sheet of paper and let it set. Then I bend the paper, if it cracks [ to brittle] I add more wax, if it is sticky to the touch I add more filler. ;)
 Pappy

Stringman:
How do you make the varnish Pat?

Pat B:
Scott, I drop chunks of pitch is a jar with denatured alcohol and let the pitch dissolve. Once it does filter it to get the impurities out and store it in a air tight jar. The batch I have now I made about 3 years ago and it is still good.
 I guess this isn't exactly varnish because it doesn't have the oil in it but a thin layer of pitch is pretty moisture resistant. It will wear off after a shot but can be redone easily.

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