[Crw-talk] Bees Wax

Mon Mar 19 10:13:09 CDT 2012

http://www.bbhoneyfarms.com/store/

Anything pertaining to bees, honey production etc.  They are located
right outside Houston, which is not far from La Crosse.

Jim

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[mailto:crw-talk-bounces at crwoodturner.com] On Behalf Of Roland Williams
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 3:02 PM
To: Gerald R. Jensen
Cc: crw-talk at crwoodturner.com
Subject: Re: [Crw-talk] Bees Wax

Thanks for the info this really helps

On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Gerald R. Jensen
<grjensen at centurytel.net> wrote:

I would think bee's wax is food safe ... I have used it on cutting
boards for years. Looks good and is easy to renew.

On some turned projects (bowls & plates), I have used a concoction of
bee's wax and mineral oil for a sanding wax, then sealed with shellac.

The recipe is easy ... 8-oz of mineral oil (from Walgreens), a half
pound of bees wax (from Michaels), and a cheap mixing bowl I got at
WalMart for about $5. Chop the bee's wax up into chunks and put them in
the mixing bowl, then boil a pot of water on the stove and float the
mixing bowl in it (like a double boiler). Let the wax melt, stir in the
bottle of mineral oil, mix until you get consistency of cake icing, then
pour it into a peanut butter or other wide-mouthed jar. As I sand
through the grits, I rub the sandpaper in the goo then take it to the
lathe. A batch lasts for a long time, is cheap to make, keeps dust down
on the lathe, leaves a nice luster, and forces you to follow Duane's
advice ("Use sandpaper like somebody else is paying for it.")

Two caveats ... your finished piece may have a nice sweet bouquet, and
you may not want to use the mixing bowl for anything else!

Gerry

Gerald R. Jensen
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Onalaska, WI 54650
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 1. Re: Where is the cheapest and a place local you can get
    Beeswax? (John & Donna Griffiths)

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Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:31:06 -0500
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My take on green wood sealer is that it is a wax based emulsion, must be
sort of a latex-like material because it is washable when wet.  If
anyone has a recipe for this stuff, I'd like to know it too.

I have never tried this idea, but I have read about using latex paint.
An excellent use of old partial cans of the stuff we have stored away
because it it too good to throw away, but not enough for another
painting project.  Heck, on a humorous note, you could even color code
your blanks: black for black walnut, red for red cedar, white for white
ash, yellow for poplar, the possibilities are endless.

I can't imagine beeswax NOT being food safe, how much more natural can
one get?  I have never used it because I have not tried hard enough top
find a source.  But if anyone knows a bee keeper, I think you would end
up with a lifetime source of the stuff.  This got me thinking, can't you
buy honey in the comb?  Buy that for your toast or pancakes, wash the
residual honey off the comb when it's gone and heat it in a double
boiler to melt it into a lump.  Seems like I have read of a home made
finish with beeswax, oil and something else, maybe shellac.  John

On 3/17/2012 6:16 AM, Roland Williams wrote:

Anyone use beeswax for finishing food safe projects?  Is so where can
you get it local and what is a good price?
Also what is a good green wood sealer and can you make a good homemade
version of a green wood sealer?

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