Naval stores

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Naval Stores is a broad term which originally applied to the resin-based components used in building and maintaining wooden sailing ships, a category which includes cordage, mask, turpentine, rosin, pitch (resin) and tar. In modern usage, the term applies to all products derived from pine sap, which are used to manufacture soap, paint, varnish, shoe polish, lubricants, linoleum, and roofing material.

[edit] See also

• Shipbuilding
• Naval stores industry
• Bark hack

[edit] External links

• http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/history/naval_stores.htm
• http://www.maritime.org/conf/conf-kaye-tar.htm
• http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/V6460E/v6460e04.htm
• http://www.hchsonline.org/places/turpentine.html
• http://www.unctv.org/exploringNC/episode308.html