Ideas for resin

[w00dsmoke]

This morning I got up before first light and headed off to a new found
spot to walk Broc. At sun up I sat here for a nice brew
watching massive salmon in the river as well as goosanders,
mallards, heron and buzzards overhead.

On the way back after around 7 miles I came across a
stand of spruce and one in particular had massive
amounts of resin that had poured out and solidified
over the summer.

Anyway I thought I would take some to make up
some glue and fire sticks (like home made maya sticks)
and some incense, but I've got loads

and was wondering what other folk would use it for?
Any suggestions welcome?

ps sorry about photo's!

 

[Gailainne]

Gordon

That first photo is just perfect, in the "what I would like to wake up too every morning" category, it would take first prize in my book. Glad to see your well enough to be up and about.

Regards

Stephen

 

[fred gordon]

w00dsmoke, I have taken large pieces and pushed them into a small forked stick. You can then light them and have very useful bush candles. You also get the smell of the resin as it burns.

 

[spamel]

I suppose you could also use them in a shallow depression in a stone to much the same effect. Also, you can make pitch sticks so that you have glue ready for use in the future.

 

[brancho]

About the photos you need to read the camera instructions to find out what the minimum focus distance is and dont get closer than that.
You crop the edges off later yo get closer.
The picture of the tree close would have been helped if you had the sublject closer to the centre of the shot to give the camera a better chance to focus.

The big tip with digital cameras is to experiment and take lots of photos which you can delete and cost is not a problem

good find though

The first shot is great.

 

[Ogri the trog]

I keep a piece of dried resin in my tinder pouch to crumble over questionable tinders as an aid to firelighting.
I also use the stuff as chewing gum - though it takes a little perseverence to get the best from it. At first it breaks down into a powdery consistency and some people really have to spit it out straight away. If you do keep going, it eventually comes together to form a pine scented/flavoured gum that I find quite pleasant. Be sure that you only chew the dried resin though, if you attempt anything remotely fluid, it'll stick to your teeth and take an age to get rid of.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[Dr Onion]

Jar it and sell it as a leg waxing product! lol

Dr O

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Was that Loch Ard area you walked to ? Maya sticks best idea.

Nick

 

[helly hanson]

Can't quite tell from the photo but ther is a lot of larch near where i live
Ogri bro dont think I could eat it ooohh:You_Rock_ ???!!!

 

[fred gordon]

Jar it and sell it as a leg waxing product! lol

Dr O

I want to be there when someone volunteers to try that!:aargh4: