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shackleton:
 I purchased some pine pitch and I was wondering how I could use this to seal/waterproof sinew wrap on fletching?My 1st build.
 Scott

bjrogg:
I've never tried it yet but I think Pat B disolves dry hard pine pitch in denatured alcohol then strains it and stores it in sealed container. You use it like varnish brush it on alcohol evaporates leaving pitch to seal your project.
Bjrogg
Maybe Pat will chime in here

Pat B:
That's exactly how I make pitch varnish. I not only use it to seal the sinew wraps but also the shaft sometimes.
 Scott, is the pine pitch a commercial product?  What is it's intended use?

shackleton:

--- Quote from: Pat B on March 14, 2018, 08:55:59 pm ---That's exactly how I make pitch varnish. I not only use it to seal the sinew wraps but also the shaft sometimes.
 Scott, is the pine pitch a commercial product?  What is it's intended use?

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Yes I purchased it from Pinehollow Longbows.What proportion alcohol to pitch?
Thanks,
  Scott

Tracker0721:
Very cool way to do it! I usually use tb3 but pine pitch is plenty here in the evergreen state. Thanks for bringing this up!

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