Tree Sap Glue for a Glue Gun

by bravoechonovember1 in Living > Life Hacks

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Tree Sap Glue for a Glue Gun

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have you ever been stuck without glue sticks?

this will show you how to make tree sap glue sticks!

Things You Need

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  1. a pine tree (i used an austrian pine)
  2. a glue stick(to push stuff out of a length of pipe)
  3. a piece of pipe (about as big as the glue stick)
  4. a glue gun
  5. OPTIONAL: gloves

Get Some Tree Sap!

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find a tree that has some sap coming off of it and just grab a chunk (make sure to leave enough for the tree to heal)

the tree that i got my sap from had holes from a wood pecker and was just covered in sap

Heat It Up and Squish It in to the Pipe

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using hot water or a microwave heat it up until it is plyable and squish it into the pipe

Cool It Down!

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using water or a freezer cool the pipe with the sap in it for a few minutes

Push It Out

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using the glue stick push the sap out of the pipe

Use It!

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put it in your glue gun and use it!

NOTE: depending on how hard the sap is you may have to push it with a regular glue stick