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Offline JW_Halverson

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Pine resin/Pitch available for trade
« on: July 01, 2020, 04:27:54 pm »
Today I revisited an area that had been mechanically thinned a decade ago. I had been hunting deer here and saw a lot of scuffing and scraping to tree trunks, weeping sap. I filed the spot away in memory with intent to come and harvest the hardened resin some day. Today was that day!

The resin is hard and brittle, fully cured. I was careful to eliminate as much bark as I could, but still has a little. The total weight of today's harvest is 14.6 ounces, almost a pound. It fills a quart freezer bag up.

Since most people add beeswax along with a filler like rabbit turds, I will include a few ounces of beeswax from my hives to sweeten the pot. Get your own rabbit turds.

I am open to a lot of stuff in trade, mostly just collecting the resin for folks that just don't have access to the raw materials I see all the time in abundance. Make an offer!

« Last Edit: July 01, 2020, 07:30:20 pm by JW_Halverson »
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Pine resin/Pitch available for trade
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2020, 08:23:09 pm »
John, I'd be interested but I was planning to offer some good smelling bees wax.  >:D
 I really would be interested in some of that pitch. Looks like some good stuff. Tell me what you are in need of.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Pine resin/Pitch available for trade
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2020, 10:32:04 pm »
Got any 5/16th field points?  I seem to not be able to find those I thought I had.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Pine resin/Pitch available for trade
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2020, 11:55:26 pm »
John,
Those points are hiding in your plunder. Similar to my vintage broad heads and Estwing hatchet!  Still got some of the pitch I gathered at Turkey '18.  Will check my arrowmaking box, I just unloaded it today so it's in the shop!  Somewhere!
Hawkdancer
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Pine resin/Pitch available for trade
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2020, 06:02:32 am »
Got a lot of 11/32" but no 5/16"
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Pine resin/Pitch available for trade
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2020, 07:40:20 am »
JW how many points do you need I don't need the pitch you can send that to Pat. Send me a PM
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Pine resin/Pitch available for trade
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2020, 06:46:28 pm »
I need three dozen for finishing the project. Will that work for you?
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Offline Trapper Rob

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« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2020, 06:08:21 am »
I'll go through my stuff today I should have that many
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Pine resin/Pitch available for trade
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2020, 07:27:55 pm »
JW I only have about a dozen of that size left I have all the other sizes. If you want those I can send them to you.
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