Bushcraft - On the Fly

ISKski

ISKski

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Here is a little tutorial on how to make glue 'in the bush' and how it can help you out in a jam.

What you'll need.

- Pine Resin
- Bees Wax
- Charcoal
- Ability to make fire
- Mixing Surface
- Mixer* - I like to use a green stick whittled on both sides so its nice and flexible
- Knife






So once you've assembled all the materials its time to make a little fire..



once you've got a good flame going, you can start to melt you materials together.

A word of caution here, it is easier to use coals rather than the open flame, the liquid is flammable - but i wanted quick results





Once you've completed melted the two together, its timed to add crushed charcoal to the pot - i struggled to get a good clear shot of this, but just a few pinches of finely ground charcoal are added until the liquid is a jet black color




(charcoal)

Once the charcoal is added, start mixing it while its still hot just so that the fine powder is even spread - as the situation cools down keep mixing everything together, the glue will start to set up and become harder





As the glue really stats to set, it can be molded into a ball, but things will get sticky





Cont'd..
 
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So heres is what happened to me - the end of my fly rod came un-glued and i didn't have any epoxy to fix it.



By now the fire had burned down, and ball had become quite cool and I molded it to the end of a stick. From there I roasted it over the coals until it became quite gooey. Once it had reached that state, I put the glue inside the metal cylinder and pushed the rod into place. (Sorry Had to act quick couldn't get pictures)









From there you can carefully clean up the excess with a knife. When you get home, you can polish off the excess with rubbing alcohol. Be careful not to saturate the area with rubbing alcohol as you don't want to ruin the bond of the glue you just made.





The thing that is good about this glue is that it 'dries' very fast. It is very similar to 'hot glue' in that it sets as it cools.

Thanks for looking guys. hopefully someone may be able to use this for somethin'

-ISK
 
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Thanks for posting this, great step by step how to. Nice in field 'MacGyver' too.
 
How does it hold up?
Is it brittle as in any flex will result in a break?
Thanks for sharing, I have heard of making glue with pine pitch and rabbit droppings but the beeswax is new to me.
Great post except you are missing the most important part....How many more fish were you ale to catch after the repair??? :)
 
Some of those photos look like you are cooking herion (from what little i know of that). LOL. Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing.
 
Very interesting.
What is a binder? Does it homogenise the wax & pine resin, or something else?
 
mtangent said:
Very interesting.
What is a binder? Does it homogenise the wax & pine resin, or something else?
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Yes, it's the same as adding Straw to mud when making a brick. The wax, (or sometimes a daub of oil) keeps it from getting to brittle. The exact recipe is a bit of trial and error.

Start @11:45. No charcoal is added in this vid, but a quick search can take you down the rabbit hole.;)

[video=youtube;ChiVvx_lLX0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChiVvx_lLX0&list=WL81AB94F76FB8EB69[/video]
 
Great read, very interesting. Time for a stupid question. Pine Resin, Charcoal, etc...I get, but how does one find bee's wax, in the bush? Do you actually seek out a wild bee hive?
 
In a pinch you would probably forego the wax; it would be much more brittle, but would get you by til a proper fix could be made.
ohmyheckinslc said:
Great read, very interesting. Time for a stupid question. Pine Resin, Charcoal, etc...I get, but how does one find bee's wax, in the bush? Do you actually seek out a wild bee hive?
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