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Pitch for hafting question

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Aaron H:
The alcohol is going to continue to slowly evaporate, and your mixture will get thicker.   You may have just added a bit too much alcohol

gutpile:
I haft my points with hide glue.. then I wrap with sinew after glue dries then pitch to waterproof... I mix my pitch with beeswax and ash..

willie:
Thanks guys, I guess I just made varnish

i think I will try a double boiler and see what happens........... and will post back results

Hawkdancer:
It should boil out pretty well.  Be sure to post if you find out how to make rosin blocks, Jacie used a lot of it.  I am going to try to make a mold based on her violin blocks, I think the candle mold material would work.
Hawkdancer

willie:
Hawk the rosin block package I have says its a mix with beeswax and castor bean oil. but the proportions are unknown.

I found a small crok pot at the second hand store for a dollar, and it seems to reduce the mix down pretty well. I think the alcohol is gone and the pitch is getting reduced some as the turpentine or lighter natural  volitiles are being driven off. going to reduce sparingly from here on, hoping to find a good consistency that is not too brittle when cold and not too soft when warm.

I have seen recipes where charcoal or rabbit poop is used to stiffen what I assume to be a mix that might be too soft. does anyone know if the additives add anything or is  just plain pitch of the right consistency as good?

what would be nice to  find is something from back when, a primitive formula or if anyone has seen where a primitive arrow or dart was analyzed.

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