Pine Resin, What is it? Options

Good day,

Here's a rather simple and to-the-point question. What is pine resin in the Necronomicon of Simon? I know it is an offering to the Watcher, but what is it?

Thank you,

Mr. Curi

Pine resin is procured by taking a 1"X3" piece of bark from a North American pine deep enough to see wood under it,
Collecting the goo which oozes out over a week long period in a metal plate,slowly heating it and dipping off the impurites,
Then doing one of three things to it.
[1]Allowing it to solidify into a block.
[2]Mixing sulphur to make "gum" to be used as a "marker"or glue.
[3]Thinning it with mineral spirits or turpentine[PREFERRABLY] to
create a Jel to fascilitate easy use.

Hope this helps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/egypt1.gif)

Pine resin is procured by taking a 1"X3" piece of bark from a North American pine deep enough to see wood under it,
Collecting the goo which oozes out over a week long period in a metal plate,slowly heating it and dipping off the impurites,
Then doing one of three things to it.
[1]Allowing it to solidify into a block.
[2]Mixing sulphur to make "gum" to be used as a "marker"or glue.
[3]Thinning it with mineral spirits or turpentine[PREFERRABLY] to
create a Jel to fascilitate easy use.

Hope this helps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/egypt1.gif)

Would adding suphur to it be safe to use, as when sulphur is burnt on its own it produces the highly toxic gas sulphur dioxide? Just checking before I try it out.

Thanks

Would adding suphur to it be safe to use, as when sulphur is burnt on its own it produces the highly toxic gas sulphur dioxide? Just checking before I try it out.

Thanks

Ah,my bad,I should have specified it is for outdoor workings!
for anything else,I'd use the solidified block,because the one
made with turpentine burns at a faster rate than the pure item,even
though turpentine is a product of that same resin!

It makes one hell of a lamp in outdoor ritual however!

PS
To make pine chips combust faster and cleaner,put some in a bag
and slosh turpentine on them and let them soak overnight,then dry
an hour before the working.its all pine,so its all good.turpentine burns
about as well as kerosene but is ritually correct as it is an element of the
resin. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This post has been edited by GeNoCyDe: Oct 13 2006, 03:46 PM