Pine Tar Wood Finish

In my case i mixed the pine tar at a 75 25 ratio with turpentine and did not allow the tar to harden.

Pine tar wood finish.

When should i use it. This is the finest stuff 100 organic. To minimize this it s best to seal the wood prior to staining. 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.

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. 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. Pine tar consists primarily of aromatic hydrocarbons tar acids and tar bases. If you decide to apply straight pine tar it is usually a 2 week process to allow the tar to cure and then finish the scrubbing process.

Pine tar has been used extensively in boat and ship construction on wooden hulls and decks ropes oakum fibre rigging. Sealing will help prevent the softer wood from absorbing extra stain. The primary resulting products are charcoal and pine tar. He laugh about pine tar and said as a finn collector i am well versed in pine tar.

Since then the ancient greeks the vikings european naval empires and common people through today have found endless uses for the protective qualities of wood tar. Because of its combination of soft and harder wood pine tends to absorb stain at different rates or amounts which can cause blotching and uneven staining. Pine can also bleed pitch through the finish. It contained wood pitch of which is the same as pine tar one is liquid the other is semi solid.

The first recorded use of wood tar by ancient mesopotamians was over 7000 years ago. This will remove the excess tar scrub the finish into the wood and burnish the surface as well. So i feel i am in good company.