pine resin

[palmnut]

I'm sure I've heard of orange skins being used, rub them on to remove the resin - supposedly works on tools too (gooey axes?). No idea if it works as I don't like eating oranges (love the juice though - strange eh?), so I've not had the raw materials to try. I seem to remember that orange zest is rich in oil,so it could be true.

 

[RobertRogers]

I worked as a land surveyor for a number of years, often blazing miles of line through pine forest.

I found that simple shampoo back home took off pine pitch very well.

To get rid of the annoying stickiness of pitch covered hands or any other sticky body part or clothing in the field, simply rub dirt on them. The dirt sticks to the pine pitch making the area no longer sticky.

 

[Tengu]

I collected a whole load of cones the other day.

this years and last years...the tree rats had `not` got them.

the stumps were covered in shredded larch cones though, so I guess the squirrels prefer those

 

[Mikey P]

As pine resin is effectively an oil, anything that gets rid of oil should be good. Red Adair? Gunk? (Joke)

Anyway, very fortuitous thread as I found some resin the other day, collected it, and ...er... other than sniffing it (hmmmmm...floor cleaner...), I haven't figured out what to do with it yet.

So, firestickythings it is!

 

[Neanderthal]

Here is the picture of my Pitch Sticks.
Easy to carry and you just melt the amount you want to use when you need it.



Stu