Thanks for the info this really helps<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Gerald R. Jensen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:grjensen@centurytel.net">grjensen@centurytel.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class="gmail_quote">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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.")<br>
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Two caveats ... your finished piece may have a nice sweet bouquet, and you may not want to use the mixing bowl for anything else!<br>
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Gerry<br>
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My take on green wood sealer is that it is a wax based emulsion, must be<br>
sort of a latex-like material because it is washable when wet. If<br>
anyone has a recipe for this stuff, I'd like to know it too.<br>
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I have never tried this idea, but I have read about using latex paint.<br>
An excellent use of old partial cans of the stuff we have stored away<br>
because it it too good to throw away, but not enough for another<br>
painting project. Heck, on a humorous note, you could even color code<br>
your blanks: black for black walnut, red for red cedar, white for white<br>
ash, yellow for poplar, the possibilities are endless.<br>
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I can't imagine beeswax NOT being food safe, how much more natural can<br>
one get? I have never used it because I have not tried hard enough top<br>
find a source. But if anyone knows a bee keeper, I think you would end<br>
up with a lifetime source of the stuff. This got me thinking, can't you<br>
buy honey in the comb? Buy that for your toast or pancakes, wash the<br>
residual honey off the comb when it's gone and heat it in a double<br>
boiler to melt it into a lump. Seems like I have read of a home made<br>
finish with beeswax, oil and something else, maybe shellac. John<br>
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Anyone use beeswax for finishing food safe projects? Is so where can<br>
you get it local and what is a good price?<br>
Also what is a good green wood sealer and can you make a good homemade<br>
version of a green wood sealer?<br>
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