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Offline bowtarist

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Re: Chewing Sinew for Fletching
« Reply #15 on: January 27, 2012, 12:54:17 pm »
Quote from: Pat B on January 27, 2012, 12:19:19 pm
Depends on how big the chunks of pitch are. If you break the pitch down into small pieces only a few hours.

  You are talking about "pitch" like the glue we make w/ sap/charcoal/wax or fat and not just sap?  Sorry to stay on this so long, but I'm interested.
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Re: Chewing Sinew for Fletching
« Reply #16 on: January 27, 2012, 02:03:07 pm »
Just hard brittle sap(pitch), not pitch glue. If you use gooy pitch the varnish will be gooy and not dry.  Actually you are just disolving the sap in the alcohol as a carrier and when the alcohol evaporates it leaves a thin film of the sap.
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Re: Chewing Sinew for Fletching
« Reply #17 on: January 27, 2012, 06:54:16 pm »
Pat, any specific ration of denatured to pitch?  Just trying to picture how much is needed of each...thanks!
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Re: Chewing Sinew for Fletching
« Reply #18 on: January 27, 2012, 07:17:11 pm »
Lee, I put the hard pitch in an air tight jar and cover it with alcohol seal the jar and let it dissolve. If not enough alcohol some of the pitch will not dissolve.  I never measure thing like this. I just do it.  ::)
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Re: Chewing Sinew for Fletching
« Reply #19 on: January 27, 2012, 07:19:48 pm »
thanks Pat, guess I'm thinking too hard (or trying too)  LOL
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Re: Chewing Sinew for Fletching
« Reply #20 on: January 27, 2012, 07:27:28 pm »
Propolis?!?!  I never thought of using that, even though I have kept bees the last few years!  Perfect stuff, after all, that's what the bees make it for! 

Now I gotta sharpen up a scraper and go clean out my hive body boxes and clean up the honey frames!  Woo hoo.
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Re: Chewing Sinew for Fletching
« Reply #21 on: January 27, 2012, 08:07:59 pm »
haha!! you guys are awesome.  :laugh:
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Re: Chewing Sinew for Fletching
« Reply #22 on: January 28, 2012, 02:28:59 am »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on January 27, 2012, 07:27:28 pm
Propolis?!?!  I never thought of using that, even though I have kept bees the last few years!  Perfect stuff, after all, that's what the bees make it for! 

Now I gotta sharpen up a scraper and go clean out my hive body boxes and clean up the honey frames!  Woo hoo.

keep the hive tool as is.  sharper cuts into the wood.  ;) dpg
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