How To Extract Birch Resin Glue

[aDevillage]

Can you make this with just fresh birchbark, or can you with dried birchbark. Because i have a lot of already cutted birch pieces for fireplace , but they are old, some of them even more then 5 years, so they are dried very much, but even if they are to dried, can you make it with normaln dried bark that isnt to old? And one more q., how does it condenzate into glue without a cold substance? Last birch resin i saw was condenzating with cold water, i think down can was in the cold water.

[stewdart]

Thats so interesting i thoroughly enjoyed that, i liked the bit with all the greenery aroung the fire, in Australia wed get arrested ha ha! cos it would be dry grass and cause a bush fire but wed find open ground to do it on anyway thanks for showing this im going to see what aussie woods i can do it with

[faultroy]

Very interesting and very well done. Thank you so much for sharing.

[cowboyfromkettins]

Maybe you can tell me, whats the law regarding knives, bushcraft, wilderness archery etc in the UK, Im up in Scotland you see.

[mlknives]

Excellent Video

[survivingoutdoors]

@mlknives Thanks for that, much appreciated.

[primitivebushskills]

intressting and good explained

thanks mr

[survivingoutdoors]

@primitivebushskills Thanks for that and for watching.

[cheesemandan1]

nice one thanks

[KING66CP]

Great video,

Question, does the Birch Resin burn, could it be used as a fire starter/tinder??

[survivingoutdoors]

@KING66CP Thanks. It does burn, I find not as well as the pine resin, plus it give off heavy black smoke and its carcinogenic so I believe!

I guess its better when its impregnated into something else, as with the bark.

[specioss]

@survivingoutdoors are the pine resin fumes(when making the glue) carcinogenic or bad for you too?

[survivingoutdoors]

@specioss Not that I know of. Best thing is though don't breathe in any more of the smoke than you have to, outdoors with the wind at your back I always think!

[TheBeebopper]

Neat collection method. Mixing with ash and bone is a way to make a cement suitable for inserting a hot tang into with a knife handle. This may be most suitable for hide glue, but the viscosity of the resin seems suitable. Clay may be another suitable filler, but I remember seeing a cement made with glue, ash and bone by my Grandfather, who also knew about and used epoxy. Epoxy fails with the heat of kitchen use.

[survivingoutdoors]

@TheBeebopper Thanks for the extra info. I guess you could mix it with anything thats stable, eg, hair, animal dropping etc. Cheers.

[Thyrinal]

nice, thank you.

[bearpatch1]

Tim , my friend that was a fine demo and video, some very usefull knowledge

passed on . 5/5*, thanks,---JC

[survivingoutdoors]

@bearpatch1 Thanks again JC, much appreciated.

[jkd185]

nice one ..all the best

[survivingoutdoors]

@jkd185 Thanks again.