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Beeswax?

John Torchick

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I just finished a Richard Raffan video where he used a piece of beeswax to finish an end Bee's Wax.jpggrain turning. Checking Amazon for beeswax, this came up. Realized I had a can that got pushed in the back, wondered if anyone has used this before. Photo attached.
 
Huh, never heard of that one. Here's the MSDS, looks like it may be between 12-40% solvents and propellants, and not stating anything else, so probably 60-88% beeswax.

I bet it should work fine, but you'll be putting wax aerosols in the air of your shop to settle everywhere, and also get drawn into air filters and dust collection systems. Maybe spray it directly on the rag, shorts spray bursts with the nozzle an inch from the rag surrounding it.
 
Steve Tiedman said:
Huh, never heard of that one. Here's the MSDS, looks like it may be between 12-40% solvents and propellants, and not stating anything else, so probably 60-88% beeswax.

I bet it should work fine, but you'll be putting wax aerosols in the air of your shop to settle everywhere, and also get drawn into air filters and dust collection systems. Maybe spray it directly on the rag, shorts spray bursts with the nozzle an inch from the rag surrounding it.
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Good idea. Anything aerosol has its negative points.
 
Well, don't know about this particular stuff, but beeswax to me offers almost no water protection. Carnauba wax generally requires heat and/or friction to melt it so it will spread. It can also work with solvents, like Kiwi neutral shoe polish which is carnauba with turpentine.

robo hippy
 
robo hippy, this was video by Kent at turnawoodbowl. He stated the final application on the bowl was beeswax.
Not aware of the shoe polish. Use it for wood turnings?
 
For paste waxes, I didn't care for Johnson's so much, but I do use both Lundmark paste wax and Trewax paste wax, both are carnuba waxes, and easy on the nose, also the wallet.

30 years ago I got a Dixie cup full of beeswax at a farmer's market, and it has never touched a turning. But, I do use Tried & True Original, which is linseed oil and beeswax.
 
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