A Loaf of Beeswax

[nhmoose]

Zone your right, but it's not sporting. Leaving the parts would make em fly on a beeline for the bullseye. I ain't one to cheat or tell lies.

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[Twisted_1in66]

If you want to get rid of the bee parts, just melt the beeswax and pour it through a t-shirt to strain it. That's how the beekeepers I used to get Beeswax from in New York did it. They would sell the cleaned beeswax for more than the raw beeswax and showed me how they clean it in case I wanted to get 25-lbs of the "raw" beeswax and do it myself. I settled for two of the 3-lb size already cleaned.

Twisted_1in66 :thumbsup:
Dan

 

[Docgp]

One of my granddad's old sayings was "Well, ain't that the bee's knee's!!!"

Maybe that is where it came from!!

Doc

 

[swathdiver]

Orange blossom honey on cornbread is a wonderful thing and the citrus is fixing to bloom.

Amen! Orange Blossom Honey is our favorite!

I used to render raw beeswax by placing chunks in an old army sock weighted by a dive weight in an old pot. As the water heated up on the stove, the melting wax would seep through the sock and contain the dross.

Now I do like fleener, just heat it up and scrape off the bottom when done.

Our Morning Glories (flowers) love that rendering water, the plants we pour it over grow much taller than the others.

 

[Gary Miller]

Just made a batch of leather treatment, water proofing all in one grease. Mixed 1 part beeswax, with 3 parts boiled linseed and turpentine 50/50. Made a nice grease that's going to be a bit slower drying than my Hubberds. The turpentine isn't as strong as a pitch blend. I put it on a couple old dog leads and an IWB holster that are already dark and well used. I like it. Really filled in stressed areas that were cracked. I Will probably make a lighter batch next with coconut oil that penetrates and stains less. May add a little alcohol as a cleaner also.

 

[necchi]

Mixed 1 part beeswax, with 3 parts boiled linseed and turpentine 50/50.

And that is supposed to do what?
I mean if that kind of mix is/was supposed to be a great leather sealer/water proofer,
, don't ya think someone might have tried it sometime in the last 200yrs,, found it to be good, and be selling over the counter by now?
Just sayin,,
I mean a simple recipe like that should already be known to us all to be the best,, right?

 

[coloradoclyde]

don't ya think someone might have tried it sometime in the last 200yrs,, found it to be good, and be selling over the counter by now?

They sorta are......

 

[Black Hand]

My finish is 1 part beeswax (melted) mixed with 1 part turpentine then add 2 parts Linseed oil. I use it to seal wood boxes & chests (over Milk paint). Wipe on, allow to sit for 5-20 minutes, then wipe off the excess. Allow the finish to polymerize (direct sunlight is best) then repeat the process for multiple layers. It may take a few additional days for the residual turpentine odor to dissipate. Easily refreshed without needing to strip the entire piece.

Because of the Linseed oil, I would not use it for leather for fear it would stiffen the leather which could result in cracking. Not certain what the turpentine would do to leather, but I can't imagine it is favorable...

 

[Gary Miller]

Probably Shoulda tried mink oil huh?
Oh well, I never was considered a bright lad. Thanks for your recipe anyway. I may have gotten confused with waterproofing canvas formula. 1 equal part of all three. Who knows it might work out afterall. I'll know in a few days. It's still tacky after several hours.

 

[Auldgoat]

Also use it for a black finish on hot iron from the forge.