I'm reading the logs of the Discovery1789 and they refer to "blackening" the yards. Would that be with pine tar or maybe paint?
I love that show. I like your theory. It is unreal how much technology they are throwing at that island.Thanks Phil. It didn't explain if "blackening" was pine tar though. I learned about making it when I was into archery.
As an aside I have a theory that all the mysterious stone lined pits that they're finding on Oak Island are tar kilns. It would explain a lot of their "mysteries".
Feck when I die the kids will throw me in the dumpster! Love JJ..I did a little test with my "tar". I sat thinking for a while about it and my tar is actually pine pitch. I gathered it 25 or more years ago to use as a wound sealant on my bonsai. It then sat through my years of racing IOM's until I took up bow making. Historically pitch was used as a finish on bows so I mixed my pitch with paint reducer to thin it. I never got around to using it on a bow because it was too sticky. Then I got into building the Discovery. I found the jar of pitch which was now hardened. Thinned it out with lacquer thinner this time. When I tested it yesterday it dried in a few hours and was not sticky but it's glossy and quite brittle. I'll look at it a little more to see if I can find a use for it. The color is perfect for standing rigging but the gloss may be hard to take. I'll see. After hanging on to this stuff for that long I should find something to use it for. The kids will just throw it in the dumpster when I die.
Covered in pitch and set on fire...when I die the kids will throw me in the dumpster!
is that the same as being tarred and feathered...Covered in pitch and set on fire...
What's the name of the show?I love that show. I like your theory. It is unreal how much technology they are throwing at that island.
If you're talking about the yards (spars) then matt black paint. Humbrol enamels have by far and away the best finish. When the paint is fully hardened (about a day) is can be finished with a light rub with 0000 steel wool. It's the only paint I would consider.I'm reading the logs of the Discovery1789 and they refer to "blackening" the yards. Would that be with pine tar or maybe paint?
The Curse of Oak IslandWhat's the name of the show?
Hi Don,I did a little test with my "tar". I sat thinking for a while about it and my tar is actually pine pitch. I gathered it 25 or more years ago to use as a wound sealant on my bonsai. It then sat through my years of racing IOM's until I took up bow making. Historically pitch was used as a finish on bows so I mixed my pitch with paint reducer to thin it. I never got around to using it on a bow because it was too sticky. Then I got into building the Discovery. I found the jar of pitch which was now hardened. Thinned it out with lacquer thinner this time. When I tested it yesterday it dried in a few hours and was not sticky but it's glossy and quite brittle. I'll look at it a little more to see if I can find a use for it. The color is perfect for standing rigging but the gloss may be hard to take. I'll see. After hanging on to this stuff for that long I should find something to use it for. The kids will just throw it in the dumpster when I die.