VIKING survival - Birch Tar and Pitch Glue - Viking Crafts (Ep. 5)
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
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Important: Study the possible health issues related to producing and handling birch tar and pitch. There is much debate on this but even though it is a natural material it is not considered safe with absolute certainty.
In this video I take you along for a very another kind of viking experience. I need to fix a broken arrow and for that I need glue. There are different ways to make different glues and this is just one way.
First I extract the oil/tar from the birch bark in a kiln with two clay containers. Then I reduce the tar and mix it with crushed charcoals to produce birch bark pitch - a form of glue. Other types of glue would include hide glue and pine resin glue.
This is an attempt of showing how birch bar tar and pitch production
could look in a very small scale on the go. I try to use only period items, tools and methods. This is my third attempt of making birch bark oil, pitch and tar and I am by no means an expert but the product works for me. Burning times will depend on the size of your kiln and heat of your fire. As will the time needed to reduce the tar into pitch.
The pitch glue I produced here was slightly to soft and in the end did not hold the arrow head well in place. I ended up using a different batch I made earlier to fix it. But with these things the result is secondary. The proces and the experience is primary.
Some items in this video is not made by me:
The clay containers: Helmut Studer
Knife and handle (not sheath): Jesper Christensen from ASK
Arrows: Jesper Christensen from ASK
Bow: Jonas Bigler
Firesteel: Kim Andreasen the Dragon Smith
Gokstad Pouch for my firesteel: Thomas Nichols
Music is played by me on my homemade Hurdy Gurdy.
Main theme is "Langt ude I Skoven" danish folk song and the slow part in the middle is some A minor improvisation.
No animals were harmed during the making of this video. I am not a hunter. I did not shoot for the hare. The wild boars and deers in the end is filmed in Klelund Plantage.
The sound is a little funny in this video since a kindergarden arrived at my camp site just as I lid the kiln. They were enjoying them self fishing for tadpoles, having lunch and playing in the forest. So a lot of the original sound was useless and I had to make it work somehow.
Thank you for reading and watching.
If you have ANY questions please lets talk in the comments below. 
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You videos are so interesting and so visually pleasing. I love the sounds and the colors and the textures.
Thank you Wyo:)
Great video, absolutely in line with my own interests.
Thank you. Im happy it caught your interest:)
Such a cool process! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for the comment:)
Very nice and informative video. Was fun to watch as always. Keep it up and see you soon 👍🏻 Ragnar
Thank you Ragnar:) see you
excellent - thank you
I make pine pitch glue with charcoal and crushed dry moss
Thats very interesting. The moss for strengh like straw with clay in a clay oven?
@@RAMUNI-Viking that's how I make pine pitch...mix it with charcoal and some dried rabbit poop, or finely crushed hay or dried grass...makes it more flexible
Your channel is superb. Always. Great cinematography, sound, editing, and skills. Takk fyrir.
Thank you so much:) i really enjoy your videos as well
@@RAMUNI-Viking I had a quick question. Do you make your clay pots or do you have a source for them?
@@HilrogHrafnBushcraftViking i dont make Them... Yet... But the Guy helmut studer Who made them assured me they Are All 3 from Haithabu. I havent checked my books yet
@@RAMUNI-Viking Thank you for taking the time to answer. Much appreciated. I too would like to make them, at some point. Until then, I wanted to find a good place to purchase a few. Thanks again.
Thank you very much dear friend for the video It seems that I have a lot to learn from you - By the way you are dancing wonderful Skal for happiness 🍺
Again you Are most welcome:) RUclips is great for learning. I would be very satisfied if People can also learn from my videos
Thank you for your comment
Du hast den Kleber nur mit Wasser runter bekommen bei meinen Fingern und dem Baumharz klappte das nicht alles klebte an mir😂 liebe Grüße Christina aus Österreich
I only got a but of it off. But it helps to scrub with sand and grass etc. I also used a bit of alkohol so i could operate the camera after:)
This is a fantastic video. This is a project I am looking to do myself and your video has helped me figure out a few details before I made mistakes. By any chance do you know of a historical reference for this process? Thanks for sharing.
Great to hear. I cant encourage you enough to get started:) i dont know of many Sources specific. But it is known that tar was important for ship building and proof of tar is evident around the viking age. I remember 1 find of left over tar residue in the bottom of clay pot remains with sod on the other side indicating tar production. But the production was probably done at a much lager scale. Like its still done somewhere in Norway today.
@@RAMUNI-Viking Thank you so much! I really appreciate you sharing the old skills.
Wow that's a very involved process, but very good to know, and very worth it should one need glue and not have it. an excellent video as always
and also, great Viking dance! :)
Thank you for the comment. There is a lot of waiting involved so dancing is a good way to spend some of the time:)
I'd rather spend the time drinking whiskey
Not a bad idea:)
@@RAMUNI-Viking well I I’d just do both at the same time then😆
🎩Hi, I tried making a glue from pine resin, beeswax and charcoal. It worked sort of but became very brittle when hard. Not so good for hafting a bronze axe.
Thank you for sharing this. I have heard that adding animal fat Will make it more flexible. I am looking forward to having a go at pine resin glue at some point:)
I know this one late ass comment but I hope you have tried using a little animal grease to give it a little pliablilty but not to much grease or itll be to pliable like playdough itll remove a little stickyness the more u add. But also prevents it from becoming to brittle. Kinda gotta find a sweet spot in the middle somewhere between stickyness and hardness.
Thank you for sharing this. You Are right. Its a sweet spot to find. In my latest video i made resin glue. Made 5 batches before it was perfect. All the best
@@RAMUNI-Viking Much love. I hope all the best for you aswell. Yeah I guess it depends to what you want to use it for. Hard but it is really quick fun. Anyways, ciao.
Great video, how long did it take you all together to make the tar from start to finish
To get from bark to tar around 2 Hours of burning time. Maybe 30 min to prep the kiln. And then additional 2 Hours of slowly reducing the tar and adding charcoal to turn it into the Pitch glue. All together almost 5 hours
Super lækker video! Elsker det rolige tempo det foregår i.
For så at snakke om noget helt andet; hvornår udgiver du dit album på Hurdy Gurdy? 😁
Tak Mads. Der lander noget mere musik i takt med at jeg bliver mere fortrolig med den. Indtil videre er det mest den der bestemmer:)
The title says pine tar. The instructions say birch strips. Which is it - pine or birch?
Hello Susan. Thats really embarassing. I have not noticed that mistake untill now. It is birch not pine. Total brainfart here. I will get the title changed. Thank you for pointing it out. all the best
@@RAMUNI-Viking Not a problem! But so interesting!
Yes it is a fascinating process:)
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