Have you ever smelled the fresh, woody scent of pine-scented soap or admired the warm glow of a perfectly varnished piece of furniture? Behind these small sensory pleasures lies an ancient, now little-known art: resin tapping. But do you really know what it means… or what the mysterious « resin tapping tools » were used for?
Tapping, a delicate art in the heart of pine forests
There was a time, not so long ago, when the forests of southwest France echoed with the clicking of resin harvesters’ tools. In the Landes region, more precisely, this craft punctuated the lives of thousands of families. Their mission? To extract the precious resin from maritime pines, while respecting the life of the trees. A skill as precise as a sewing technique, where every cut counted.
