02-16-2006, 07:25 AM
Hi,
searched a bit on the net on this:
From htis thread
http://flinkhand.de/forum/viewtopic.php ... husterpech
comes this description (my translation):
Black shoemaker's pitch is boiled from black pitch, wood tar, way, turpentine and water. Black pitch is coagulated / reduced-by-cooking wood tar, turpentine is fresh resin from pine or larch trees
searched a bit on the net on this:
Quote:Other than the color, how is this stuff different from Bee's wax, or simply pre-waxed thread?
From htis thread
http://flinkhand.de/forum/viewtopic.php ... husterpech
comes this description (my translation):
Black shoemaker's pitch is boiled from black pitch, wood tar, way, turpentine and water. Black pitch is coagulated / reduced-by-cooking wood tar, turpentine is fresh resin from pine or larch trees
Cheers,
Martin
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Martin Moser
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Leatherwork Through the Ages Homepage
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