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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: HoBow on March 04, 2010, 12:40:00 pm

Title: Birch Bark Tar
Post by: HoBow on March 04, 2010, 12:40:00 pm

Has anyone ever made any?

http://www.primitiveways.com/birch_bark_tar.html

Title: Re: Birch Bark Tar
Post by: DanaM on March 04, 2010, 01:36:19 pm

Nope, thought about it but its so much easier to get pine pitch I never bothered :-\

Title: Re: Birch Bark Tar
Post by: Stoker on March 04, 2010, 04:46:38 pm

Wasn't there a article in PA about a year ago on this . Showed the pots and everything.
I might be wrong but I think Billy wrote it.
Thanks Leroy

Title: Re: Birch Bark Tar
Post by: youngbowyer33 on March 04, 2010, 06:14:43 pm

stoker i do remember that article but i have no idea who wrote it.i will check what issue

Title: Re: Birch Bark Tar
Post by: youngbowyer33 on March 04, 2010, 06:31:06 pm

ah i found it.the issue is called "bows for battler", it is volume 17 issue 3 and the June/July issue of 2009. It is on on page 18, called the Fluid Art of Fletching With Pitch and it is by Neil Wilhelm.