Authentic pine tar also referred as stockholm tar is a pure natural wood preservative made in sweden pine tar has been used since ancient times for creating a water repellent vapor barrier on wood and rope and for its gentle antiseptic effect.
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Pine tar has been used extensively in boat and ship construction on wooden hulls and decks ropes oakum fibre rigging.
Pine tar has a long history and many uses.
It has been used for at least six centuries as a ship and rigging preservative.
About pine tar material specifications.
Authentic pine tar is a 100 natural wood preservative that provides superior moisture and uv protection is a mild antiseptic and repels insects such as wood bees ants termites etc.
He laugh about pine tar and said as a finn collector i am well versed in pine tar.
It is a great way to preserve ropes primitive ropes made of hemp vines or grass.
The primary resulting products are charcoal and pine tar.
It is used to seal and finish lumber seal and preserve fence posts stain and seal furniture or any wood product such as gun stocks selving etc.
Pine tar is a sticky material produced by the high temperature carbonization of pine wood in anoxic conditions dry distillation or destructive distillation the wood is rapidly decomposed by applying heat and pressure in a closed container.
Linseed oil derived from the seeds of the flax plant and tung oil extracted from the chinese tung tree are the basis for nearly all hand rubbed.
Pine tar is for exterior applications and creates a stain like finish.
When should i use it.
But back to the finn use of pine tar in refurbishing the army used a sa army oil of which i cannot even pronounce much less spell.
Create a warm hand rubbed oil finish.
For in ground use and for reducing checking on end grain.
So i feel i am in good company.
It contained wood pitch of which is the same as pine tar one is liquid the other is semi solid.
Pine tar can be used as a sealer or a stainer.
Pine tar consists primarily of aromatic hydrocarbons tar acids and tar bases.