This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the
PEM curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Traditional Skills.
They didn't have varnish or silicone 400 years ago so how did they preserve wood or rope? They used pine tar. Let's make some!
Here's a really rustic way to do it:
And another way:
Minimum requirements:
- Make 4 ounces of pine tar
- This bb can only use materials that existed 200 years ago
Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
- The fatwood or resin rich pine you're starting with
- Your set-up to cook the tar out of the pine
- Making the tar
- Finished tar showing at least 4 ounces if it isn't obvious
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