a dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine wood
the rendered pitch of pine trees, the highest grade of which comes from the stumps of large trees, it has a very strong smokey scent.
Produced by distillation, and applied externally, pine tar is used extensively in the treatment of skin afflictions. Pine tar is soothing to the skin and antiseptic.
The black residue obtained by the destructive distillation of the sap of the pine tree or of the wood itself.
A sticky substance added by a player to the handle area of a bat for added grip. The tar will typically get darker with age. Some players are fairly consistent with the areas of a bat that are tarred, and it may be identified as a Specific Player Use Trait.
Pine tar is a sticky material produced by the high temperature carbonization of pine wood in anoxic conditions (dry distillation or destructive distillation). The wood is rapidly decomposed by applying heat and pressure in a closed container; the primary resulting products are charcoal and pine tar.
