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Also known as "nature's glue".
Sources:
Pitch is coniferous tree sap from:
Hardening Agents:
Pitch needs powdered hardening agenst such as:
The finer the powdered agent the better
Heat pitch to burn off turpentine. Watch exposure to high heat. Bees' wax or bayberry wax may be added.
Harvesting:
Make a pitch-stick by:
Preparing Pitch:
Melt sap, do not let bubble
Heat pitch to burn off turpentine
Watch exposure to high-heat
Add 1:1 ratio of hardening agent and/or wax.fire.
1). Find a pine or coniferous tree that has seeping open wounds. Use a rock, stick or blade to scrape or chip at the dried sap into a container...
2). Now prepare to process the tempering agent. Eggshell, mollusk shells, dried grasses, dried herbivor dung, bees-wax, and charcoal should be added to your pitch. Different tempering agents have different properties, here, I will use is charcoal from a fire...
3). crush the tempering agent into a fine powder...