Good to see you back Larry!!! Thanks for the tips on Birch oil/tar !

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've been super busy so I've not made any vids recently. Thanks for sticking around.

Thanks for the explanation. I first thought they were the same thing. Thanks for the video. - Josh

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

You bet man, glad I could help.

Hi Larry. Just found your channel. Such a good video on birch oil thankyou. Can't wait to see more. Definitely subscribed.

@LarryRobertsbc

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great info Larry!

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Great video, Larry!

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks LT!!

Thanks Larry: It's good to have some clarity on the subject. As an aside in Ontario The tar is referred to as Mastic Atleast that's what my dad called it when he repaired our cottage roof in 1952 & the repairs still hold. Brian 77

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

That might be the proper term for it, I've used it a fair amount and like you said it works pretty good.

@Aethelvlad

Жыл бұрын

Mastic is a resin obtained from the mastic tree

Awesome man, great video

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bud!!

thanks for the videos brother, I can't wait to get my gen6, got to save a little to get it. thanks again for the video.

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

You bet man, I think you'll really like that Gen 6

Hi Larry, we made birch oil today at a local, and growing, primitive skills gathering, Puckerbrush, located here in down east coastal Maine, it would be great to see some Alone members attend, Fowler is about 2 hours away from the area. Any way, we cooked a gallon of birch bark for about half an hour for the first batch which filled one of those jam jars about half full, as a side note there was still sticky bark in the container but mostly charred bark. The second burn was cooked hotter and for about an hour with a little more yield. I'm about to birch oil up a self bow I made with a group lead by Stim Willcox, a legendary bow maker. Its great stuff and the smell in unmistakable, I'm lucky my wife actually likes the smell, too.

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

Yep, if there is still sticky bark in the bottom then it could be burned longer to extract more oil. Slower longer burn times work better for me. Also the fresher the bark the more yield. I'm always open to attend as many gatherings as I can. The only bummer is the cost, travel time, and limited time off work. So many gathering, so little time...

Great blades Larry great explanation of tar vrs oil the native tribes I know use resin and tar to seal canoes stay safe brother

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

Same up here. The natives up here did the same. It's amazing stuff.

Thanks Larry for showing the differences. So, would a "black save" be a birch oil or birch tar mixed with bees wax or tallow or something similar? Thanks for sharing

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

A salve you mean? I've never heard the term "black salve", but I'd have to say yes. I've never personally made a salve from birch oil, but I've seen it done like your talking about and also adding plantain.

@whoduhthunkit6245

5 жыл бұрын

The word you were trying to get to is black 'salve' ...pronunciated, 'savv'.

Thanks Larry I was wondering about that myself

@LarryRobertsbc

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching man.

This is good to know! Sadly I can't try making birch stuff cuz they don't grow in the mountains where I live.

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe trade someone for some? I don't have the time or I'd get you some, but maybe go on a Facebook group and trade some fat wood for some.

Interesting. Nice blades too.. really nice. I was waiting to see the thing I needed to know about Chuck Norris. lol Thanks for the video

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

HA! Ole Chuck is the man. :)

Holy hell !!! I was looking for another vid on rendering birch oil and I find Larry from Alone!! I recognized your face right away!!

@LarryRobertsbc

4 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thanks for stumbling on to my channel. :)

Wish I had some birch a round here to try. I wonder what else a person could use

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

Fatwood renders down, but you already know this. I'm not sure about stuff like birch though. I've never even done the fat wood thing, but I saw them do it at the Pathfinder Gathering.

@Ho1yhe11

6 жыл бұрын

Pine would seem an obvious alternative for tar and spruce for oil or gum

Can the oil be used as a replacement for store purchased boot polish? Trying to find natural alternatives that can be made outdoors and not bought. Thanx

@LarryRobertsbc

5 жыл бұрын

It is a leather protector and will dye leather. I would say it is more of a treatment than a polish, but yes it will work good.

@branni6538

5 жыл бұрын

@@LarryRobertsbc Gave my axe sheath and boots a good coat of freshly made oil and the leather is water repellent and super supple. They polished up real good man with just a plain rag. I'll be coating them more often with the oil than any polish now i think. Its great stuff.

Wish I had access to Birch, I’m too far south here in Florida for Birch Trees. I have however recently discovered 50/50 mix of Pine Tar & BLO for my wood handles. I like the darker finish I get with this mix and the non slip tactile grip of the Pine Tar. Did you get that shirt from Bryan Stevens? Looks like something he'd have :-)

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

My wife got me the shirt, she knows I like Chuck. What is BLO? I have birch, but not the best fat wood so I've never experimented with rendering it down.

@Woodenarrows

7 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, Dave C uses that abbreviation, just habit I guess. BLO=Boiled Linseed Oil .....

Looking for Frontier First right now! Thanks.

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

You bet man. I really like that little knife, I need to get out and use it.

Is there a better time of the year to harvest birch bark for tar, or is it good to harvest year round?

@LarryRobertsbc

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never noticed too much of a difference in the time of year, except for the actual rendering part. If the ground is wet it will put water in your finished product. The water can be separated, but it can be a pain.

@bodo9387

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing thanks for the help and the inspiration!

Made pine oil and tar, for me I can see the oil being used for many things.

Hey Larry. Thanks for the video. I am more of a classic chemo-science guy who learned the hard way that most engineered chemicals are big time toxic. I avoid all pharma stuff and use all natural...all I can. Q: 'Tars' of any kind of oil are usually very potent. You seem to have no fear of it altering the genetic information in the cells of your hands...bringing forth some unforeseen issue. Any thoughts?

@LarryRobertsbc

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t have a problem putting the tar on my hands. I don’t use it very often, so I’m not too worried. Besides that, all the info I’ve seen is that it’s non toxic and actually beneficial.

should make you some birch tar soap larry, lol. i made some acorn grease once that i thought was a useful product to know how to make.. ..bill

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

Ha! My wife wouldn't let me in the house. I bet that grease was super nutritional.

i got that same shirt

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

dude you made dinosaur blood

@LarryRobertsbc

7 жыл бұрын

Yes I did. But it is more renewable than the real thing. ;)

Hi Thanks for the video Does it always smell like a campfire on Steroids? 🔥😁

@LarryRobertsbc

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it does. Lol

I make birch tar too. Watch FB Sulev Jänes videos, pictures.

Four minutes of knife talk

'Mouse slayer'? Interesting video but this ruined it.

@LarryRobertsbc

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!