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    i like that . some of the techniques include for...

    i like that . some of the techniques include for flavoring is to crush green plants and put the food you want to flavor in with it in a bag and let them dry out togather. ths scent and flavor will be...
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    That would work good. i think that just one...

    That would work good. i think that just one angled slash would work better also, when the tree seals up, I just cut the cambium and sap wood a little higher causing it to bleed> the volume is less...
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    spring is the best time. cold weather slows down...

    spring is the best time. cold weather slows down the flow of sap.
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    yes I did, and i worked out a cool project to...

    yes I did, and i worked out a cool project to demonstrate the benefit of having enough pine,sap.I may add in some mixtures and thier uses. that may be informative.
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    I tapped two trees today. they were old lodge...

    I tapped two trees today. they were old lodge pole pines(sand pine).The Resin started running within moments of scoreing the sap wood layer.I mounted the buckets with poly coated deck skrews(easy to...
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    some mixes can make it as hard as concrete, ash,...

    some mixes can make it as hard as concrete, ash, and sand make good additives. i have experimented extensivly with pine sap strengthening mixtures, bone dust and sand make the hardest that i know....
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    I am going to try and tap a tree this week. i...

    I am going to try and tap a tree this week. i intent to take a few pics of the whole affair so i'll keep everybody posted on the results.the sand pine is what i am using this time, the bark is...
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    the spruce is an oil producing tree, spruce oil...

    the spruce is an oil producing tree, spruce oil is even used in perfume; seeds from the cones are pressed and the oil is collected
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    i discovered using the soft pitch and rope to...

    i discovered using the soft pitch and rope to seal things one day one of my birch bark buckets sprung a leak and i just shoved raw pitch and grass into the water and pressed it into the split in the...
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    I build birch bark canoes, the tempered pitch i...

    I build birch bark canoes, the tempered pitch i use between the sheets of bark, i use

    raw uncooked pitch with chopped grass or rope mixed into it for a water seal in large areas that bend or...
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    my pleasure mam,1 it makes an exelent water proof...

    my pleasure mam,1 it makes an exelent water proof sealant for boats, buckets,tarps ect..

    2 i use it to make fish hooks,"glueing" lashings on arrow heads,water proofing rope...
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    Tap a pine tree

    I use pine sap extensively in my wilderness work some times i have to get more than i can get from seepage so i thought that i would share the method of tapping pines that i trust ...
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