Many thanks for watching my friend. Your teaching sounds very interesting, I will have to check out your channel 👍👍. Have a great weekend, all the very best, Mark :)
Hi Cheshire Wanderer, I hope you are keeping well mate 👍. Many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Have a great time when you go out tomorrow. I have just got back in myself. Where has summer gone lol. Take care, all the best, Mark 😀🌲🔥.
@@markbailey2981 cheers mate, will do. I'm just getting into the bushcraft side of things as normally I just wild camp so your video will help nicely. Cheers mate, Mike.
@@TheCheshireWanderer Nice one Mike. I love both wild camping and bushcraft. It is nice to be able to turn up a wood and to be able to make a few things that will make life easier and more comfortable. I have been given permission to use a woodland, so I have been busy making a few things for the camp area. It's like a lot of things, you can take pride in the things that you make and they can last some for some time. I have been making a fire pit today with a wooden wind defector that runs at the back of the fire. It came out OK for the type of wood I found. You will have have to let me know how your pine pitch turns out Mike 👍. Take care mate, all the best, Mark 😀🌲🔥.
Hi C.R., I hope you are keeping well..... It's a good little project to do and make. I don't tend to use it too often as a glue purly for the fact that modern day glues are quicker, cleaner and often stronger. But knowing how to make it just in case you don't have glue, or wanting to use it for another primitive project makes the task of making it worth while. Thanks again C.R., have a great day, all the best Mark.
Hi Murph Murph, I hope you are having a nice weekend :) Yeah we are known for our dodgy dialect here in Staffordshire. It is supposed to be one of the worst in the country. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment :) All the best, Mark :)
@louiseleu Hi Louiseleu I hope you are keeping well 😀. Many thanks for watching and taking time to comment. I think a lot of people who live outside of the UK have the perception that we all speak the same here lol. Most tv programs tend to use a southern (london) type accent which is easier to understand, so over the years people come to believe that, that is the English accent. But I would say the accent here in Britain starts to change every 20 miles or so. You can start to hear slight differences as you travel short distances from home. I come from a place called Staffordshire, where for centuries we were the main place for the pottery industry in the country. Where I live is still called the Potteries, even though we don't produce much any more. Most fine bone china and household plates and pottery items etc were produced here and it is said that due to the area been highly skilled for the time, we didn't get an influx of outside workers. Most families had three generations working for the same family or firm and probably their ancestors worked there before them. Unlike places like liverpool or london that were dock areas, they had large populations moving there and brought their mix of accents and dialects which overtime helped to form their accent. We didn't have that, so people here still speak like we did hundreds of years ago. It is changing a bit now. As the generations die out and more people came to the area we started to loose our old dialect and the accent is softening. You should of heard us 50 years ago lol. Sorry to ramble on lol. I hope this helps, all the best Mark 😀👍.
LOL, I was thinking of getting my hair done the same as when he was in Darkest Hour ;) Got to admit he is an awesome actor. Cheers sicilient warkan :) All the best, Mark :)
Hi Isle of White Bushcraft..... many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I'm glad you like the video... have a great day my friend, all the best Mark.
Hi Isaac, I hope you are keeping well brother :) One other ingredient a lot of people add is beeswax. They say it helps the resin to stay more pliable. Funny I was only thinking about it last night. I managed to find a bit of resin yesterday whilst out for a walk and thought about trying adding beeswax to the mix. Thanks as always Isaac, have a great day, all the best Mark :)
Hello my brother!! Here from the US, and I am very happy I found your channel!! Awesome video and you have my support brother, I subbed. I will definitely be sharing your channel with my other bushcraft/survival brothers and sisters, it is easy yo see your love for nature and that you definitely know what you are talking about here 😊 Awesome demonstration and God bless my brother 😊
Another good one, but a few more details about how much dung to use and some clarification of the 2:1 ratio mix of resin to charcoal OR is it charcoal to resin? It wasn't clear. And why horse manure? What makes it a good binder? Is it the fiber content or is it something else, as well?
Hi Rick, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I find when making the pitch a lot of it is down the materials available. The mix which I make is usually 2-3 parts resin to 1 part charcoal. But the ratios can change depending on its use. I used horse manure as that what was at hand at the time, but you could use rabbit droppings which is a common thing used or animal fur if that was the only thing you had. I was told it works similar to the fibre in fibre glass. It helps to hold the resin, making it stronger. You tend to about half the amount compared to the charcoal that was used. Then another thing that can be added is beeswax. Adding a small amount helps the finished pitch to be more flexible and easier to work with. It isn't too scientific. It is nice to get out and try a few different ratios of ingredients and see what works best for you :) I hope this helps, all the best, Mark :)
Hi Carl, I hope you are keeping well mate :) Thank you for watching. The amount of ingredients doesn't have to be exact, but I tend to use about 2 parts resin and 1 part charcoal. Another ingredient that people like to add is beeswax. It makes the final pitch more pliable. I remember finding some nice resin down in Eggesford forest when I was living down there. Have a great weekend mate, all the best, Mark :)
@@johnturner6251 Good morning John, I hope you are keeping well :) If I add beeswax then it is only a small amount. I just add a small piece whilst everything is soft and stir it in. :) Have a great day, all the best, Mark :)
Enjoyed the video as I've been wanting to try it but found only large batch methods on old films. You explained the process well and looks easy enough to try. For fire starter, do you think it would start with a ferro rod, lighters are always my last go to method:) Thanks Mark!
Hi Tall Cedars, I hope you are keeping well. As always, thank you for watching and taking the time to comment :) I have tried to ignite it in the past with a ferro rod and found it to be hit or miss. Sometimes it would just melt and the odd time I got it to light. I used the resin from Scots pine, which isn't the best as it doesn't produce very much. But dependant on the type of pine you have in your area, it may be more flammable and ignite easier with a rod. It is always worth a try Have a great day, all the best, Mark. :)
HI Terri, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :) The sieve is usually a one use deal. I tend to re-warm anything that is left in the sieve, like bark and hard resin that didn't make it through and push it out and roll it into a ball. They make good fire starters. But even after that, the mesh is usually too clogged to do it again. I have started using tea strainers. You can buy them for about 50p, so I don't mind that. Thanks again, all the best, Mark :)
I made a small basket with bronze screen wire that I’ve used repeatedly. When hot scrape out debris with anything handy like a stick whittled into a flat spoon or scraper.
Hi mate. Loving the instructional video. I’ve a question….I’m not understanding the binding agent. Its horse manure, but should it be left coarse or finely ground? I can’t understand its purpose.
Advice/help required I am trying to make some pitch sticks but it's not setting on the sticks. History - I collected the resin from freshly downed Scott's Pine, scraped directly off the stumps. I melted down the resin, not boiled, and strained through a tea strainer. I made the charcoal in a tin on the fire. The beeswax was shaved from a beeswax candle. I put the strained resin in a can and melted in a pot of boiling water to have more control of the heat. I added 3 parts resin to 1 part charcoal and 1/2 part beeswax. Heated gently and added charcoal and beeswax. I have kept stirring but it won't thicken or set and is really sticky still. I have tried putting the can of the mix in cold water to help cooling, got thicker but still not setting on a stick. Any advice?
Hi John, I hope you are keeping well mate 👍. I find if the pitch is still too soft once the mixture has been put together, then I will add more charcoal until it thickens in consistency. Some say it feels like soft clay when it is been stirred. I have tried various amounts of charcoal to resin. I haven't made any in a while, but the last lot I made I added 50% charcoal to get it to set. It would start to soften in a little heat other wise. I suppose you can vary the amount the amount of ingredients to suit the kind of project that you are doing. I watched a video where a guy added 10% charcoal to get a very sticky glue. Everything that you said you did sounded spot on John. I would try adding more charcoal and see if it helps it to harden. I hope this helps mate. Take care during these times, all the best, Mark 🔥🌲 .
@@markbailey2981 Hi Mark, thankx for the help, I'll try more charcoal as you have suggested. Looking forward to some more making projects from yourself when things get back to normal
Hi Adventures 4YourSoul, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :) Yes, the pine pitch is highly flammable. I perhaps wouldn't go through all the whole process of making the pitch if you were only looking to make a torch. I have used pine resin torches in the past and they work really well. They do only have a short burn time unless you can find a good amount of resin. But in an emergency it would be better than nothing. One thing to consider would also be the drip or running as it is burning. It runs like burning plastic... so making sure you don't catch your hand or arm is important. Some people carve out a fungi and place the pine resin in that, or you can split a stick and slot in chunks of resin on top of a pine cone. There a quite a few good descriptions on line how to make the different types of torches. I hope this helps, all the best, Mark :)
Hi Hugo, many thanks for watching 👍. It sounds like you may have too much pine resin. If you melt just pine resin resin down, it will go like glass once cooled. You may need to add more charcoal and fibre. Another thing that people do is also add beeswax. Again it will make it more pliable.
Hi John, if you look at beaver bushcraft, they sell a lot of tradition and natural materials, or ebay might be worth a look. Many thanks for watching, all the best, Mark :)
Hi Emin. When it is cold it is hard, but when heated it up it goes soft. The idea is to make it so it is hard when it has cooled down but not too brittle that it cracks or breaks. Thanks for watching all the best, Mark.
It's easy enough to make David. The most time consuming part of it is colleting the pine resin/sap. Once you have enough of everything it is easy enough to make. It is more of a case of, will I use it? Like I mentioned in the video, even if you don't use it for it intended purpose, it always means you have reliable fire starter in your bag. Thanks for watching and for the comments and support, it is very much appreciated. Have a great day, Mark.
Mark Bailey I think it would come in really handy and like you say it's waterproof and capable of giving fire. thanks for posting straight up no nonsense videos. all the best Dave 👍
Ive watched a few pine pitch glue vidios and no one mentions howcamazing it smells. Great video.
We are teaching the history of Tar Making in North Carolina and demonstrating Tar, Pitch, and Turpentine ,on Tar Heel History. I enjoyed Your Video.
Many thanks for watching my friend. Your teaching sounds very interesting, I will have to check out your channel 👍👍. Have a great weekend, all the very best, Mark :)
Bloody brilliant. Ill be giving it a try tomorrow. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Cheshire Wanderer, I hope you are keeping well mate 👍. Many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Have a great time when you go out tomorrow. I have just got back in myself. Where has summer gone lol. Take care, all the best, Mark 😀🌲🔥.
@@markbailey2981 cheers mate, will do. I'm just getting into the bushcraft side of things as normally I just wild camp so your video will help nicely. Cheers mate,
Mike.
@@TheCheshireWanderer Nice one Mike. I love both wild camping and bushcraft. It is nice to be able to turn up a wood and to be able to make a few things that will make life easier and more comfortable. I have been given permission to use a woodland, so I have been busy making a few things for the camp area. It's like a lot of things, you can take pride in the things that you make and they can last some for some time. I have been making a fire pit today with a wooden wind defector that runs at the back of the fire. It came out OK for the type of wood I found. You will have have to let me know how your pine pitch turns out Mike 👍. Take care mate, all the best, Mark 😀🌲🔥.
Great video! Very informative.
Many thanks for watching Craig 👍.
the forbidden lollipop
The way you present your videos is amazing. Thanks for the great video
Many thanks for watching and for the kind words, it is very much appreciated. Have a great weekend, all the best Mark.
Great video
Hi Jona... many thanks for watching 👍.
Have a great day, all the best Mark 😀👍.
Mark Bailey thanks !
Great video Mark, informative and to the point. I will definitely be giving this a go, thanks for sharing. Atb, Paul.
Hi Paul, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :) All the best, Mark :)
Im started to get into this now. Understanding it via videos and trying it for different things/ideas.
Hi C.R., I hope you are keeping well..... It's a good little project to do and make. I don't tend to use it too often as a glue purly for the fact that modern day glues are quicker, cleaner and often stronger. But knowing how to make it just in case you don't have glue, or wanting to use it for another primitive project makes the task of making it worth while. Thanks again C.R., have a great day, all the best Mark.
Great vedio I messed it up bad this morning this helped alot brother.
Thanks for posting, Im also from the southern part of the U.S., we got a bit of language barrier here LOL
Hi Murph Murph, I hope you are having a nice weekend :) Yeah we are known for our dodgy dialect here in Staffordshire. It is supposed to be one of the worst in the country. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment :) All the best, Mark :)
@louiseleu Hi Louiseleu I hope you are keeping well 😀. Many thanks for watching and taking time to comment. I think a lot of people who live outside of the UK have the perception that we all speak the same here lol. Most tv programs tend to use a southern (london) type accent which is easier to understand, so over the years people come to believe that, that is the English accent. But I would say the accent here in Britain starts to change every 20 miles or so. You can start to hear slight differences as you travel short distances from home. I come from a place called Staffordshire, where for centuries we were the main place for the pottery industry in the country. Where I live is still called the Potteries, even though we don't produce much any more. Most fine bone china and household plates and pottery items etc were produced here and it is said that due to the area been highly skilled for the time, we didn't get an influx of outside workers. Most families had three generations working for the same family or firm and probably their ancestors worked there before them. Unlike places like liverpool or london that were dock areas, they had large populations moving there and brought their mix of accents and dialects which overtime helped to form their accent. We didn't have that, so people here still speak like we did hundreds of years ago. It is changing a bit now. As the generations die out and more people came to the area we started to loose our old dialect and the accent is softening. You should of heard us 50 years ago lol. Sorry to ramble on lol. I hope this helps, all the best Mark 😀👍.
Great videos thanks
Hi Anthony, many thanks for watching 👍. Have a great day, all the best, Mark 😀.
Holy shit man , you look like my favorite actor , Gary Oldman !!
LOL, I was thinking of getting my hair done the same as when he was in Darkest Hour ;) Got to admit he is an awesome actor. Cheers sicilient warkan :) All the best, Mark :)
I clicked because I have that same stove!!
Just found your channel, glad I did, great stuff,
Hi Isle of White Bushcraft..... many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I'm glad you like the video... have a great day my friend, all the best Mark.
Thanks for sharing Mark!
Now i know this
; )
Hi Isaac, I hope you are keeping well brother :) One other ingredient a lot of people add is beeswax. They say it helps the resin to stay more pliable. Funny I was only thinking about it last night. I managed to find a bit of resin yesterday whilst out for a walk and thought about trying adding beeswax to the mix. Thanks as always Isaac, have a great day, all the best Mark :)
Hello my brother!! Here from the US, and I am very happy I found your channel!! Awesome video and you have my support brother, I subbed. I will definitely be sharing your channel with my other bushcraft/survival brothers and sisters, it is easy yo see your love for nature and that you definitely know what you are talking about here 😊 Awesome demonstration and God bless my brother 😊
last use of that strainer
Excellent Mark
Thanks Shane :)
Another good one, but a few more details about how much dung to use and some clarification of the 2:1 ratio mix of resin to charcoal OR is it charcoal to resin? It wasn't clear. And why horse manure? What makes it a good binder? Is it the fiber content or is it something else, as well?
Hi Rick, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I find when making the pitch a lot of it is down the materials available. The mix which I make is usually 2-3 parts resin to 1 part charcoal. But the ratios can change depending on its use. I used horse manure as that what was at hand at the time, but you could use rabbit droppings which is a common thing used or animal fur if that was the only thing you had. I was told it works similar to the fibre in fibre glass. It helps to hold the resin, making it stronger. You tend to about half the amount compared to the charcoal that was used. Then another thing that can be added is beeswax. Adding a small amount helps the finished pitch to be more flexible and easier to work with. It isn't too scientific. It is nice to get out and try a few different ratios of ingredients and see what works best for you :) I hope this helps, all the best, Mark :)
I love eating it!
could you imagine gluing a cutting board with it? or will it not be strong enough?
I like how the auto generated close captions thinks the running stream is applause. And the grinding or charcoal as music.
Regardless, cool vid.
Thanks Phil 👍👍. Have a great weekend mate, all the best, Mark :)
the auto close captions is hilarious.
Gold
Another great video and I'm assuming that the two to one is two parts resin and one part charcoal 😁👍
Hi Carl, I hope you are keeping well mate :) Thank you for watching. The amount of ingredients doesn't have to be exact, but I tend to use about 2 parts resin and 1 part charcoal. Another ingredient that people like to add is beeswax. It makes the final pitch more pliable. I remember finding some nice resin down in Eggesford forest when I was living down there. Have a great weekend mate, all the best, Mark :)
@@markbailey2981 Eggesford is a lovely place although the only time I've been around there is when I've been driving the bus through there 😁👍
@@markbailey2981 so what ratio do you suggest if adding beeswax?
@@johnturner6251 Good morning John, I hope you are keeping well :) If I add beeswax then it is only a small amount. I just add a small piece whilst everything is soft and stir it in. :) Have a great day, all the best, Mark :)
@@markbailey2981 Thankx
Enjoyed the video as I've been wanting to try it but found only large batch methods on old films. You explained the process well and looks easy enough to try. For fire starter, do you think it would start with a ferro rod, lighters are always my last go to method:) Thanks Mark!
Hi Tall Cedars, I hope you are keeping well. As always, thank you for watching and taking the time to comment :) I have tried to ignite it in the past with a ferro rod and found it to be hit or miss. Sometimes it would just melt and the odd time I got it to light. I used the resin from Scots pine, which isn't the best as it doesn't produce very much. But dependant on the type of pine you have in your area, it may be more flammable and ignite easier with a rod. It is always worth a try Have a great day, all the best, Mark. :)
Great info and nicely presented! One question: how do you clean the sieve?
HI Terri, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :) The sieve is usually a one use deal. I tend to re-warm anything that is left in the sieve, like bark and hard resin that didn't make it through and push it out and roll it into a ball. They make good fire starters. But even after that, the mesh is usually too clogged to do it again. I have started using tea strainers. You can buy them for about 50p, so I don't mind that. Thanks again, all the best, Mark :)
I made a small basket with bronze screen wire that I’ve used repeatedly. When hot scrape out debris with anything handy like a stick whittled into a flat spoon or scraper.
Can you not boil the sieve in a pan of hot water?
Hi mate. Loving the instructional video. I’ve a question….I’m not understanding the binding agent. Its horse manure, but should it be left coarse or finely ground? I can’t understand its purpose.
It's the equivalent of adding straw to clay bricks or cob...
Advice/help required
I am trying to make some pitch sticks but it's not setting on the sticks.
History - I collected the resin from freshly downed Scott's Pine, scraped directly off the stumps. I melted down the resin, not boiled, and strained through a tea strainer. I made the charcoal in a tin on the fire. The beeswax was shaved from a beeswax candle.
I put the strained resin in a can and melted in a pot of boiling water to have more control of the heat. I added 3 parts resin to 1 part charcoal and 1/2 part beeswax.
Heated gently and added charcoal and beeswax. I have kept stirring but it won't thicken or set and is really sticky still.
I have tried putting the can of the mix in cold water to help cooling, got thicker but still not setting on a stick.
Any advice?
Hi John, I hope you are keeping well mate 👍. I find if the pitch is still too soft once the mixture has been put together, then I will add more charcoal until it thickens in consistency. Some say it feels like soft clay when it is been stirred. I have tried various amounts of charcoal to resin. I haven't made any in a while, but the last lot I made I added 50% charcoal to get it to set. It would start to soften in a little heat other wise. I suppose you can vary the amount the amount of ingredients to suit the kind of project that you are doing. I watched a video where a guy added 10% charcoal to get a very sticky glue. Everything that you said you did sounded spot on John. I would try adding more charcoal and see if it helps it to harden. I hope this helps mate. Take care during these times, all the best, Mark 🔥🌲 .
@@markbailey2981 Hi Mark, thankx for the help, I'll try more charcoal as you have suggested.
Looking forward to some more making projects from yourself when things get back to normal
Nobody:
Me: Don't be shy, put your hand in it😂😂
So wait, what did he use to make the pine pitch; did he just boil the peices of wood?
I wonder if hair would make a better fiber reinforcement than dung?
Hi Joshua, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I haven't tried using hair or fur, but it could be worth a try. 😀👍.
Primal blunt tip arrowhead?
Could I use this pine pitch stuff to make a torch? For say an emergency light sorce like in a cave. Or will it burn up too fast??
Hi Adventures 4YourSoul, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :) Yes, the pine pitch is highly flammable. I perhaps wouldn't go through all the whole process of making the pitch if you were only looking to make a torch. I have used pine resin torches in the past and they work really well. They do only have a short burn time unless you can find a good amount of resin. But in an emergency it would be better than nothing. One thing to consider would also be the drip or running as it is burning. It runs like burning plastic... so making sure you don't catch your hand or arm is important. Some people carve out a fungi and place the pine resin in that, or you can split a stick and slot in chunks of resin on top of a pine cone. There a quite a few good descriptions on line how to make the different types of torches. I hope this helps, all the best, Mark :)
Where are you finding pine trees in caves?
What happens if you pour warm pitch into cold water? Does it solidify and sink?
Try it and see.
great vid!
Thank you James :) All the best, Mark.
Can you use any type of feces
I tried making some but its grey/green and when hard its very hard and shatters like glass. Idk why
Hi Hugo, many thanks for watching 👍. It sounds like you may have too much pine resin. If you melt just pine resin resin down, it will go like glass once cooled. You may need to add more charcoal and fibre. Another thing that people do is also add beeswax. Again it will make it more pliable.
Those pants. What kind?
is there anywhere i can by this stuff
Hi John, if you look at beaver bushcraft, they sell a lot of tradition and natural materials, or ebay might be worth a look. Many thanks for watching, all the best, Mark :)
Thank you...
Hi Mickerdoodle 51, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :)
i have guestion , is that glue elastic or hard?
Hi Emin. When it is cold it is hard, but when heated it up it goes soft. The idea is to make it so it is hard when it has cooled down but not too brittle that it cracks or breaks. Thanks for watching all the best, Mark.
I am also thanks for answer..My best regards
I think I understood every 5th word
I didn't have much of any trouble, but then again, I'm a polyglot so...... Lol
Me sees pitch stick" ooh lollipop gimmie
Most contain animal droppings so have fun with that lol
They say you can use it to stick your denture.without the horsemenu.
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Thanks for the sub Isle of White Bushcraft....... It is very much appreciated. All the best, Mark.
I'd really like to make this stuff it do I have the patience 😀
It's easy enough to make David. The most time consuming part of it is colleting the pine resin/sap. Once you have enough of everything it is easy enough to make. It is more of a case of, will I use it? Like I mentioned in the video, even if you don't use it for it intended purpose, it always means you have reliable fire starter in your bag. Thanks for watching and for the comments and support, it is very much appreciated. Have a great day, Mark.
Mark Bailey I think it would come in really handy and like you say it's waterproof and capable of giving fire. thanks for posting straight up no nonsense videos.
all the best Dave 👍
do they ever find these in old ancient caves digs in the world? and can t hey be dated?
I have that stove!
Thanks for watching Jabohabo, have a great week, all the best, Mark :)
That charcoal would grind better if you stuck coarse sandpaper onto the lid...
Why would you add beeswax? I mean.. Would that now make it less strong?
obviously not a volume process which was done as a goup more productively. build a canoe
Sounds like a horse race.
Not sure who won.
You need to talk a little faster