Beeswax Coating for Metalsmiths

An old recipe for protecting your tools and your work

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Education

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• beeswax
• purgatory
• ironworks
• trenon
• tye

[purgatoryironworks]

you can just rub it on, thats why its a paste

[DanhyBoi45]

where can i get the beeswax. please be specific and can you buy it at hobby lobby, wal mart thx hope you get this message nice vid though 5/5

[purgatoryironworks]

hobby lobby usually carries 1lb blocks!

[ziepit]

does the cream need to be aplied then wiped of mostly

[purgatoryironworks]

Thats usually what I do. If I really want to soak it in I use a hair dryer to warm the item and melt the wax.

[BLuser01]

Relieved to see no waxing the third hand.

[boatoflol]

For those who didnt understand it:

1 Part Bees Wax

1 Part Terpentine

1/2 Part Linen Seed Oil

Shave the Bees wax in a pot, then add an equal amount of terpentine and after its melted down, add the linen seed oil. Stir it all up. Pour it in a pot or something and let it dry. It should be a cream.

[glassupka]

how do you measure components, by mass or volume? SUPER recipe!!!!!!

[piecartbox]

It darkens my boots, but then they lighten up again after some use.

[redsmerf]

Forget shaving it with a knife. Try a cheese grater.

[roglet123]

can u use terpentine substitute or white spirit instead of turps?

[cre8tivesolutions]

Just finished making a small batch to try out. Here is a tip for all, use a double boiler as mentioned before. It is easier to make this in the container you will be storing it in. I used a baby food jar for this first batch since they are made to heat in boiling water. I devided the jar into 3 parts melted the beeswax for the first third and then turned off the heat and kept jar in hot water, then added 1/3 Terpentine and split the last third adding the Linseed oil. Mixed well and let cool.

[cre8tivesolutions]

Just finished making a small batch to try out. Here is a tip for all, use a double boiler as mentioned before. It is easier to make this in the container you will be storing it in. I used a baby food jar for this first batch since they are made to heat in boiling water. I devided the jar into 3 parts melted the beeswax for the first third and then turned off the heat and kept jar in hot water, then added 1/3 Terpentine and split the last third adding the Linseed oil. Tried on hatchet and knife.

[KySurivorMan]

How do you aplie it on metal????

[shilohsharps]

I made something similar to this to renew oilskin. I didn't add any sort of solvent. I used raw linseed oil rather than boiled. I didn't measure things, but just kept adding the raw linseed oil until I got the consistency I liked. Not only was it great for oilskin, but it makes a great furniture polish.

[WeldonThe]

Ought to use a double boiler on the wax. It can get to hot and then explode very easily causing NASTY burns.