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Message: <blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 2911469" data-attributes="member: 13284">I don't believe that Tom Hinds offers any 100% pine tar. The pine tar mix on his website is described as "Tom's Pine Tar Mix made with Auson's Swedish Pine tar ONLY" but it actually also contains BLO and a small amount of beeswax in order to keep it in a solid state. Tom has said in the past that the hazmat shipping fees are too expensive to make it viable for him to offer pure pine tar for sale. I have tried the stuff and IMHO Tom's Pine Tar mix is best for easy touch ups of scratches etc. The small amount of beeswax in the mixture prevents it from penetrating the grain as well as pure pine tar and turpentine does. Unless you have a highly figured piece of wood, the results aren't that impressive. It also leaves a waxy coating on the wood like his other 1/3 mixes and I am honestly not a fan of the look or feel.Auson pine tar can be purchased on Amazon so it's not nearly as hard to locate as it used to be. When I first started using the stuff I had to obtain it from individuals who were ordering it from Sweden.<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Imprex-Pine-Tar-Liter-Can/dp/B000P7JMEI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1475330293&sr=8-3&keywords=auson+pine+tar" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Imprex-Pine-Tar-Liter-Can/dp/B000P7JMEI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1475330293&sr=8-3&keywords=auson+pine+tar</a>You can also use equine pine tar although most brands are greenish in color, unpleasant smelling, and do not dry properly. Bat pine tar would likely be a much better substitute, but I have honestly never attempted using it.</blockquote>

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