--- Jonathan Peck  wrote:
> can't wait to see your first project completed
> with....your own homemade beeswax 
> polish
> 
> Regards
> Jonathan
> 

I second this. I just finished putting on the last
coat of my own home-made beeswax polish and I love it.
Granted, it would have been more special if the bees
had been mine as well. I did start out with raw
beeswax with lots of bee bits it in and filtered it to
begin with. 

For those who're recent to the list, our own Tony Seo
has a page out there somewhere, hopefully someone will
poste it, with The Magic Recipe. Basically, it's
pretty much equal parts beeswax, linseed oil (BLO) and
either turpentine or mineral spirits. I use a big
steel mixing bowl over a large pot of simmering water
for a cheap and easily controlled double boiler. I put
a large pyrex measuring cup with water in the bowl as
a double precaution. It melts the wax gently and won't
even set the mineral spirits on fire. (my first
attempt left the wax clumpy and unmelted. I put it in
the water in the bowl over the pan making sure no
water in the pan touched the bottom of the bowl. It
melted like a charm and all came together.) Just make
sure you have a dedicated bowl and measuring cup and
you're not borrowing the ones used for food. Right Al?

The only thing I'd change next time is perhaps
increase the percentage of beeswax as my stuff is just
a bit too runny at room temperature. I put it in the
fridge where it firms up nicely. 

It takes a little longer to dry to a haze than I
thought it might, but it may be the higher oil-wax
ratio. Once it does haze up and I buff it, man it is
just gorgeous. 

I had fun making it, and it's special enough when I
started with someone else's raw beeswax. It would be
even better if I knew the bees personally. :-)

Do it! Just go to the archives and search on "beeswax"
and you'll find everything you need to know. 

AAAndrew
Tomorrow night you'll see the pictures and then no
more mentioning of the table for which I'm sure you're
all gratefull. 

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