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Resin-tappers and pitch-makers

Quintanar de la Sierra, Sierra de la Demanda, Burgos

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Resin-tappers and pitch-makers

Curiosity · Quintanar de la Sierra, Sierra de la Demanda, Burgos

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The resinero tapped the pine from March to November and collected the resin in clay pots; the peguero cooked the stumps to draw off pitch with which boats were caulked and the legs of livestock were splinted.

Photo: Palomaresmorente (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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