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Thread: Gonna make me some bees wax.
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13th October 2013, 10:22 PM #16
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13th October 2013, 11:16 PM #17
Here is a pictorial on how to melt the wax in a water bath, or Bain Marie.
* Lovely Greens *: How to Make Natural Beeswax Furniture Polish
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14th October 2013, 07:54 AM #18
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17th October 2013, 05:37 PM #19
The end result
Well the wax finish is all made. The block of bees wax given to me weighed in at tad under 1.5kg.
I ended up with 4 jars of paste wax which I will only probably use on the metal surfaces of my machinery to keep the rust at bay. 7 jars of a soft finishing wax made with the bees wax, Blo and Turpentine which will be used for finishing anything that does not require a food safe finish. 8 jars of a food grade soft finishing wax made with the bees wax and olive oil with lemon juice for aroma and to stop the finish turning rancid, this I will use on some spoons and chopping boards which I plan on making. All up just over 4.5 kgs of finishing wax the total cost came to around $30
If I get anymore wax given to me I will try some smaller batches using colours and different oils.Regards Rumnut.
SimplyWoodwork
Qld. Australia.
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17th October 2013, 06:58 PM #20
That's a great return for the wax, and a few $$$ saved.
Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can? -- Sun Tzu
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