[fso301]

He continued, "But mostly, you'll have a problem getting Maple Sap out of an oak tree."

He should then have pointed to a pine and said that is a sugar maple and is what you need to be tapping.

[wbill]

I think that he’s a wiseass, not a sadist. :-)

[CrazyIvan]

“He should then have pointed to a pine and said that is a sugar maple and is what you need to be tapping.”

I have some pines outside my garage and have used the sap
(reduced with alcohol) for soldering flux for years. Works
great and makes the shop smell good!