Pine Glue - Natures Free Handout

Not only is it fairly easy to make, but it doesn't run out

Take the pine residue/gum from pine tree's, some charcoal (you only need a bit).
Boil the pine residue up in a cup, add the charcoal once it's melted. (The charcoal will prevent the glue from coming brittle.)
Now stir them up together, then apply onto some wooden sticks or similar.
Allow to dry and you now have your glue stored on the sticks / similar!

To use the glue just heat it up and apply it.



Ways to make it stronger include mixing rabbit droppings in with it.
This will give it fibrous reinforcing for a stronger bond.

reply to post by WatchRider


I read a guide about this sometime back. It said cedar sap was the best base for glue that you could get. I know that cedar sap alone is borderline glue, so maybe try that and get back to us? When mixed with coal and melted, it becomes a lot like gorilla glue.

Who knew?? Gonna give it a try..thanks...

Pine Sap is also a highly valuable "Fire starter" in a survival situation.

Not too bad if you chew on it either, helps with that nasty survival breath.

Originally posted by Evolutionsend
reply to post by WatchRider

 

I read a guide about this sometime back. It said cedar sap was the best base for glue that you could get. I know that cedar sap alone is borderline glue, so maybe try that and get back to us? When mixed with coal and melted, it becomes a lot like gorilla glue.

edit on 12-11-2011 by Evolutionsend because: (no reason given)

Well if there were cedar tree's in my stomping ground I might just do that AR lady.
As it is Pine Glue is the way I roll

Nice thread! Good info!

When I was a young sprout in GA, on long stays in the woods, my pops would collect pine tar, boil and strain it, drop a few whole potatos with skin on into the hot pine tar, and cook them.
He would then take them out, wrap them in newspaper, slice them in half, and scoop out the middle, leaving the skin stuck to the paper wrap.
Tar Taters!
Takes this old man back to better times.