Just a quick refresher on the use of a dry still for extracting tar from things like pine cones and birch bark. Once extracted, the tar can be boiled down and mixed with a binder and bees wax for making primitive pitch glue.
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You will need a metal bucket with hole in center (plus a lid), and a can or bowl for collecting the tar.
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Dig a hole and bury the can to the nub.
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Place the bucket over the can and push a little dirt around the bottom edge of the bucket. This will keep the fire from igniting the turpentine vapors coming from the can.
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Fill the bucket and replace the lid.
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Start a fire around the bucket and make sure it's got plenty of heat. Doesn't need to last a long time, but it does need to get hot.
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The vapors coming from the bucket show you it's working.