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keekeerun:
Thanks guys I should have worded my thread collecting pine pitch, sorry.  I got some today put it in an old soup can heated it and strained it thru chicken wire into another can I added charcoal dust and beeswax.  I left it dry and it is still brittle, I 'm going to add more beeswax tommorow.  It took awhile to melt the chunks I got, I hope I did'nt overheat it, I got it pretty runny I hope it still works.  Thanks

Pat B:
If the pitch is still sticky or oozing when you collect it I like to cook some of the terps out of it.  I don't measure when I make my mixture but I usually go about 2:1:1 with maybe a bit more pitch.   When you have it cleaned and the blend you like, make glue sticks by dipping a stick in the pitch glue and give it a twist then remove it and put the glue in water to solidify it. Do it again until you get a nice size blob on each stick. To use it just hold over a flame until it begins to run and apply it to whatever you are working on. Be careful because it will ignite easily at this point and it you drip it on yourself it will give you a bad burn.     Pat

david w.:
ould i put crisco in instead of animal fat or beeswax?

El Destructo:
You probably could...but a Pound of Lard is dirt cheap....and  Beeswax isnt too expensive at all..about 4 bucks a pound

david w.:
ok its just my mom doesnt cook with lard and i dont have beeswax

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