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13th Jan 2012, 01:03 AM
| | Novice | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Perth WA
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| |  removing bees wax
I have a burl that I need to remove bees wax from cracks and holes, how can I do this to achieve a good key when I fill with resin? I have been told orange oil will do the job, anyone used or know what is the best way to achieve the job at hand, the join will require some structural integrity so clean surfaces are required, the burl is about 700mm wide and is shaped like a bowl and will sit ontop of a peppermint burl stump with the stump pertruding through to create an inlay in the bowl  did a dry fitup today after routing the stump to create a base for the burl to rest on, will post up some wip pics once I work out how to do it  |
20th Jan 2012, 03:10 PM
| | Novice | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Perth WA
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| | bees wax removal
surely one of you timber freaks would know how, or is my question too boring for an answer? any help would be appreciated, I coated the piece with bees wax while slow drying over the last 2 years, have managed to sand most off, but need to remove the bits i cant sand.
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20th Jan 2012, 03:12 PM
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Try a hot air gun and see if it will melt and run out 
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20th Jan 2012, 03:47 PM
| | Jim | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Victoria
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Not being a timber freak I can't guarantee it works but, an old method was to use vinegar.
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20th Jan 2012, 04:18 PM
| | Jim | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Victoria
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ps a warning. Try it on wood of the same type first and don't let it get near any ferrous metal or you'll have black stains. |
21st Jan 2012, 12:08 AM
| | Novice | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Perth WA
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Cheers for the ideas! Will post pics when I can find the method, can you direct me to a thread re posting pics, cheers all  |
21st Jan 2012, 10:33 AM
|  | The Laird | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Singleton NSW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dhubilant  Cheers for the ideas! Will post pics when I can find the method, can you direct me to a thread re posting pics, cheers all | Have a read here. |
21st Jan 2012, 10:54 AM
|  | Dehydrated Hydrographer | | Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Westleigh, Sydney Age: 65
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White spirits and a toothbrush. As stated, vinegar can stain some timbers. |
21st Jan 2012, 11:22 AM
| | Golden Member | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: McBride BC Canada
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Make a pad of paper towel, use a warm (not hot) iron (the thing for pressing clothes). Most waxes melt in the range of 55-65C. The paper towel will soak up the melted wax. Repeat until you can't see a stain on the paper towel. |
21st Jan 2012, 12:06 PM
| | Novice | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Perth WA
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| | WIP pic
WIP so far not your usual piece but good fun, thinking of a glass top for it and using the bowl below as a feature with random objects inside  any ideas there?
Cheers Glenn. IMG_0058.JPG |
22nd Jan 2012, 01:51 PM
| | Novice | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Perth WA
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| | root burl
this is the root of a tree I dug from a neighbors garden, not sure what type of tree but from memory it was a red flowering gum or eucalypt, it was a bit rotten inside from the ants and woodrot, after removing all the rot and sanding back this is the result, a beautiful piece of colour,it was coated in bees wax for 2 years while drying as you can see in the small holes and now its ready for its creation into something , I first was going to use it as a base, but I will loose one side doing that, so the idea of the table came up, any other ideas would be welcomed as it is a beaut bit of wood and should be shown off IMO, the hole in the middle is where the tree grew from. It is about 700mm wide and 300 deep
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25th Jan 2012, 10:41 AM
|  | Lignum Vexator | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sydney, Northish Age: 56
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Very nice piece of burl
I like the idea of the glass top but woud not bother with the random objects - would make it look messy and I would hate to hide that beautiful wood
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25th Jan 2012, 10:48 AM
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Is there any way you might think of to use a round mirror as a shelf underneath to show off the bottom? |
29th Jan 2012, 10:17 PM
| | Novice | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Perth WA
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Thanks for your ideas fellas,  I was wondering if any of the UBeaut products would be suitable for bringing out the best in the burl? I have been using Cabots Danish oil or sikens cetol and having ok results but would like a superior finish on this one | |
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