Tar Heel History Episode 4 - Pine Tar

Making pine tar.

[@skivvy3565]

Can’t tell you how much I appreciate your channel and this series. Thank you so much

[@tarheelhistory3390]

Thank You for watching.

[@duncanblack2042]

I’ve always wanted to know how ships in the Revolution days waterproofed their ships. From Tar made exactly like the acknowledged expert on Naval Stores has show on this video. All schools should show his videos so the true history of the Tar Heel State is not lost. CB Porter. Fellow Tar Heel from Cumberland County.

[@samsorrell5189]

Very interesting and educational. Enjoy watching these . Good job !

[@timwoodall2838]

great job, Bryan

[@rebeccataylor4292]

Great job Bryan 👍🏻

[@InOppositiontotheNewWorldOrder]

I sure am glad I found this channel. I don't get to watch Roy Underhill anymore, but this reminds me of his show.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Wild stuff! THANKS MUCH from a fellow Tarheel!

[@chrissscottt]

Very interesting thanks. I plan on waterproofing a shed with pine tar.

[@poorfellowsoldier]

Thanks for this video. Very informative.

[@tarheelhistory3390]

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[@joe89chev]

I would lose a pinky tip on that planer..... 😮

[@JoseDiaz-pn3oh]

Excelente video

[@tarheelhistory3390]

Thank You.

[@TenmaFN]

Great course! lots of information, I told my dad what i learned from you in the first 3 episodes, I can't wait to tell him more(he was very interested)

[@tarheelhistory3390]

Thanks for checking them out. I have another channel called Tar Heel Inventions

[@AnticipatedHedgehog]

Interesting how "sustainable" they were back then.. how much we could learn. Use what ya got!

[@waver1731]

This is a great video, thank you. I just have a few questions: 1. Was there an air tight seal between the pot and funnel, or would any syn-gas leak out and ignite in the fire? 2. Did the pot edges/lip sit right on top of the edges of the funnel? 3. It surprises me that the pine tar is brown. Do you ever get any dark, almost black, colored tar? Thanks so much!

[@tarheelhistory3390]

This is the way we do it today. They just piled it in a mound and over a ditch going down hill. We needed a way to show it quickly. The pot sits on a screen over the funnel and we pack dirt around the pot to cut out any leakage. When Tar is boiled down to pitch it becomes black.

[@Guitcad1]

Love it! I was always under the impression that "pitch" meant the petroleum based stuff that would seep into pools in some places (like the La Brea "Tar Pits" in Los Angeles). I know that that stuff, sometimes called "bitumen", has been known since antiquity. Was it used interchangeably for both that and the pine-based pitch?

[@fragwitz8898]

not every country or US states have tar pits..

[@Guitcad1]

@@fragwitz8898 That doesn't answer my question.

[@waver1731]

I'm really curious about the screen that the pot sits on top of. Is it made of cast iron too, or some other metal? Is the diameter of the screen exactly the same as the opening of the pot? Also, is there a fringe of solid metal that the rim of the pot sits on, and the screen is a smaller circular area further in? Thanks very much for any insights. And thank you for posting these really interesting videos. The world of pine tar and its creation really appeals to some pure and 'primal' instincts in many ways.

[@tarheelhistory3390]

We have a cover for the funnel made of flat aluminum that is square and seals the top of the funnel but it has a circle cut out the size of the funnel top. then we have thin aluminum screens that are cut out to lay on top of the plates under the pots. We have several to fit the different size pots. Just want to seal up everything so no air gets to it and no leakage.

[@waver1731]

Thank you! Your teachings around this topic are so appreciated.@@tarheelhistory3390