Many years ago I was familiar with a basic pine pitch and ashes recipe for making hafting glue and it worked good. However later on I came across a different recipe for it that was sent to me from The Primitive Skills Group. Since that time I have used this recipe for all my stone point hafting and it works great! I think the addition of the tallow provides added stability ( If you don't have tallow, beeswax works great too). This type of hafting glue is an excellent adhesive with amazing holding power. Use it in connection with a wrap of sinew for a nice authentic looking hafting job. Here's the recipe:
 
 

You can spoon the mixture out on to waxed paper and roll it into a stick and then melt as much as you want to use as needed. Or gather balls of it on to sticks to make "pitch sticks".

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