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There is such a thing as the wrong kind of tar? Which kinds are there? I thought it was all made from the same source, and roughly in the same way: destructive distillation of pine roots. I got a can of tar that is suitable to smear on horse's hooves. Given the amount of tar on the handle, I...

Thanks for the replies so far. I put this topic up here because I was planning to use this same method (oil+tar) to weatherproof (op to some extent) other pieces of wood too, pieces that will remail outside, be it under a roof ledge. I know this method is used, I just can't get it to work yet...

Hi all, For my first post (after introduction) here I would like to start with an issue I am having. I recently aquired some axes that need proper finishing of the handles. My plan was to sand them (done), and to oil them in raw linseed oil or even coat them in a pine tar linseed mix. For...

A quick hi to everyone here! I've been a long-time lurker on this, and a few other and though it was finally time to register so I could actually participate in some discussions. My name is Zender (okay, my handle...) and I'm a thirty-something from The Netherlands. An avid climber (and...