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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by SQ on December 1, 2011 at 6:59pm

Greg,

That's exactly the recipe I use for all my bowls - and nearly everything else.  lol  

SQ

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Forum HostPermalink Reply by Greg Aksdal on December 1, 2011 at 7:09pm

Good to know thanx

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Site AdminPermalink Reply by John Morris on December 1, 2011 at 8:13pm

I have never used it Greg, but it looks like the perfect natural finish for indoor items, I don't think you can loose man, specially with the kids. Nice video. If you haven't already be sure to add that to our library please.

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Site AdminPermalink Reply by John Moody on December 2, 2011 at 7:15am

I haven't used the mix. I use Mineral Oil on all of my cutting boards, but I think I am going to mix up a batch and see how it goes.

Thanks for the video.

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Site HostPermalink Reply by Charles Nicholls on December 2, 2011 at 9:59am

I may start using this myself once my current finishes run out. it seems a lot less expensive than anything else on the market.

John Moody said:

I haven't used the mix. I use Mineral Oil on all of my cutting boards, but I think I am going to mix up a batch and see how it goes.

Thanks for the video.

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Forum HostPermalink Reply by Greg Aksdal on December 2, 2011 at 8:13pm

Glad everybody enjoyed the video, I've got a some kids puzzles to make before Christmas so I'm going to give it a try.

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Site AdminPermalink Reply by John Moody on December 8, 2011 at 6:49am

I made up a batch of this last night.

I couldn't find the bowl she used at Wally World but I did find something close. When I made my batch up I poured it into two of the containers I got instead of the one she use.

I also found out making the shavings from the bees wax can make a mess in the kitchen. I will be doing that somewhere else next time. LOML will appreciate that I am sure.

I used a double boiler also. I notice on the screen the message that says it would be safer to use a double boiler so I went the safer route. Took a little bit of convincing my wife I wasn't going to mess up her double boiler. It took a bit for the temp to start rising, but when it did, it didn't take long for it to jump to 150 degrees. It says to not go higher as you can have a flash fire. Don't want that, so even with the double boiler I had to set it off and let it cool once.

It took about 10 minutes of stirring to get all of the flakes to dissolve and when I took it off for it to cool they stop dissolving. You need the heat to get the wax to dissolve.

I let it sit for just a minute before I poured it into the containers. I put the containers in the freezer for about 20 minutes and it was solid after that. I took them out, marked the container with a Sharpie and they are ready to use.

By the way, you need to be ready to wash everything as soon as it is finished or the wax will setup on the pan and you have to scrape it out.

Just thought I would let you know how it works.

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Forum HostPermalink Reply by Greg Aksdal on December 8, 2011 at 6:09pm

John, I made some a couple of days ago also, trying to get the beeswax chipped up was the tough part, I ended up making some thin slices on the bandsaw . Also I just bought a cheap teflon coated pan at Biglots so the wife wouldn't complain about using a "good pan" ' I even put it out in the shop for future use. 

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