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Birch Tar - Scythe13 - 18 August 2015
Just a quick post about Birch Tar and production of it.
Would be a very useful thing to know and use.
http://www.practicalprimitive.com/skillofthemonth/birchtar.html
Enjoy.
RE: Birch Tar - bigpaul - 18 August 2015
that's more like it Scythe. this could come in very handy.
RE: Birch Tar - Steve - 18 August 2015
That's useful, a waterproofer we can all make. Good find.
RE: Birch Tar - Tarrel - 24 August 2015
Birch is such a fantastically versatile tree, and will grow in the harshest of conditions. Sap is drinkable. Bark can be used for all kinds of construction tasks.
Cross-referring to the Ben Fogle thread, if I was that crofting family I'd be devoting the windward side of my 8 acres to planting birch, scots pine and willow. Birch for versatility, scots pine for hardiness and willow for fast-growing firewood.
RE: Birch Tar - Tartar Horde - 25 August 2015
Unless I missed it the article does not mention mixing Birch Tar with crushed Charcoal when using to fix things like arrowheads etc. If you use Birch Tar "neat" it becomes brittle when it hardens, the inclusion of charcoal makes the mixture more like Epoxy and it sets hard but not brittle.
just a tip.
RE: Birch Tar - bigpaul - 25 August 2015
nice one TH. one can always learn.
RE: Birch Tar - Rocks - 29 February 2016
Interesting stuff. Pity I can't seem to find any damn birch trees near where I live!
RE: Birch Tar - Skean Dhude - 29 February 2016
They are all over the place. I'm surprised you can't find them at all.
RE: Birch Tar - Straight Shooter - 29 February 2016
Got loads of them around here, one within 30ft of where i am sitting right now....my fire starter store !.
RE: Birch Tar - Rocks - 1 March 2016
City life guys! might have clocked a few but it's in an urban office area so will have to check them out properly.
I can't wait to move back into the country!