Sorry if this is a repeat post, but it didnt seem to show up on my server.
I was wondering if anyone had some good formulas for making furniture wax. I know to use a mix of beeswax and carnuba, and turps/thinner anyone have any proportions for this?
Jeff
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redbike wrote in news:121120041708301065% snipped-for-privacy@tumbleweed.com:
I'm not being critical, but would like to understand. What's the goal of blending your own? Are you looking for something different than is commercially available?
Patriarch
In "The Agony and the Ecstasy," Michaelangelo mutters something about the artist making his own tools. The graduation test for Swiss watchmakers wasn't making a watch, but making the tools to do so.
Good notion to have.
From an Aussie book...
Hard Wax polish: Shred and melt 1 lb Carnauba wax + 1 lb Ceresine wax in a tin can placed in boiling water. Add 1 pint turpentine warmed in a hot water bath.
Soft Wax polish: Shred 1 lb beeswax into 1/2 pint turpentine and allow to stand overnight, or heat together in a hot water bath.
Application--first sand, stain, seal the job. [If stained work is given oil treatment to pop the grain, allow 24 hr to dry and seal with 2 coats thin shellac, sanding lightly each coat...]
HTH
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