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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Spotted Dog on July 07, 2015, 03:55:17 pm

Title: making birch/pine tar
Post by: Spotted Dog on July 07, 2015, 03:55:17 pm

Ok I have seen the making of birch tar/pitch. Can you take pine cones and do the same ?
I thought I saw it somewhere but can't find it now.

Title: Re: making birch/pine tar
Post by: Pat B on July 07, 2015, 05:48:37 pm

Yes you can, also pine fatwood (ie. fat lighter, lighter knot, etc.).

Title: Re: making birch/pine tar
Post by: Stringman on July 07, 2015, 09:19:59 pm

Here's a post on how I do it.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,52731.msg714674.html#msg714674