Making BeesWax Finish for Cutting Boards and Such

Hey I am in NB as well and having a tough time finding beeswax . Might just be the time of the year was wondering where you got your small thanks in advance some great projects

hi!  What was the weight of the very nice wax block you bought for about 10 CA$? Also, where did you buy it from (website or something)?

I cooked bees wax, turpentine and pine resin together to make a wood polish. It looked great. Only drawback was if the surface got wet the sculpture would dry with a slight ashy sheen. It could  be hand polished with a cloth and was fine. For a refresher I left the sculpture owner with a small tin of my polishing wax.

Chisel + pyrex +hot wax would make a nasty shatter. Other than that thanks for the useful instruction. :D

The beewax you showed was breaking ,You could have made it into small pieces on the floor itself ( should have put the Bee wax into a small polythene cover , put a cloth above that and hammer it to break it into small pieces) and then go for heating up in your way. But you were chiseling when it was hot melting on the stove, if the vessel tilts, it would lead to major burn injury. Mind u -through your video, you are guiding others to make the product.

Since I make numerous cutting boards, the best ratio I found is 4:1 mineral oil to beeswax ..

I made a batch of this today for some boards...I used a back packer's cup/pot and a hiking stove for heat. I don't have to worry about my bride yelling at me for doing (yet another) science experiment in the house, and the pot has a lid. When I need more wax, I just fire up the hiking stove for a few minutes. This mix is also great for cracked, dry, or chafed skin...

awsome! im making some, thanks for sharing

I bet your wife wasn't home when you were doing that in HER shop! lol. "I love the smell of beeswax in the morning!"

why don't you use weight to weight ratio.?

14 ounces of oil to 25 ounces of wax. It would be so much more easy to follow.

Regards,

Bill.

Thanks for posting this. Looking forward to trying it out. Looks like you use a 2:1 ratio (wax: oil)?

I've never bought bees wax before. Where do I buy it? I've seen food grade, cosmetic grade and candle grade. Where do I buy it, and what kind do I look for?

so, what do you do next?

Does the oil re-solidify once cooled in the containers? If so, how do you get the wood to absorb it?

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great video! a question, in my country i can't find mineral oil, im not entirely sure whats the translation to spanish, but what i can find in my local hardware store is linseed oil and some beeswax, thats a good finish too right? when you do a project you just apply that mix, nothing else before you apply this beeswax oil mix? thank you for your help!

One word - PELLETS.
I would never use that much bees wax, so i will buy pellets - I think you can buy them at Walmart. Great video, thank you.

surprised nobody mentioned a cheese grater for the beeswax way easier to melt takes about two minutes

Dont ever use oils that have unsaturated fats in then. they go rancid.

did this with coconut oil 3:1 ratio doesn't stain the surface and ends up glossy and smooth, thanks for the recipe :)

Think I read somewhere that chisels and glass don't mix. Hmmmm. Maybe not. LOL

Cool man that is a great idea, thanks
I think coconut oil kinda freezes quickly in cold weather(winter)
A demo (applying it on wood...etc.) would have been nice to see how that mix works.

Hi, I have a large tree round I need to seal for use with cheese. But unsure what to use and the process involved. Any help or videos would be welcomed. I have never treated anything but starting up woodwork as a hobby. Thanks

You mentioned olive oil being OK, but that would go rancid.

Since you're suggesting pouring/storing it in mason jars, why not just melt and mix it in the same mason jars?

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GOD dont use olive oil, cocunut oil, canola oil or anything similar!!!! It will go bad and spoil on anything you put it on...and it that is a cutting coard or butcher block...thats not good! Tung Oil, Mineral oil, linseed oil, walnut oil, danish oil...all ok!

Remember measuring by displacement? After you measure out your 2 cups of mineral oil, add chips of beeswax until the level reaches 3 cups.

thanks this was helpful. but I would of used a cheese grater for the wax.

Can I just use coconut oil to season the cutting board without beeswax?

Hi, I want to use beeswax to seal some cups I am working on. Do you have problems using hot liguids in the beeswax, it is my only concern. I didnt want the finish to dissolve when I make a cup of tea.

Beeswax weighs 0.961 gram per cubic centimeter...
Coconut oil weighs 0.924 gram per cubic centimeter...
For homemade salves, creams, etc; they are close enough to simply measure ratios by weight, and disregard density differences.

That's the way to go Einstein using a chisel on The Cutting Board. That's something us normal people don't do.

Where did you get the beeswax in bulk in Ontario? All the sources I find on line are for expensive refined bees wax.

I have just finished a cutting board in a wax I made from beeswax and olive oil, are you saying this will go rancid or will an application of olive oil alone go rancid? Please help with details. Thank you for the video.

Keep in mind thst vegetable oil can go rancid as time passes. Although the walnut oil sounds interesting.

Chisel, glass container, boiling water, mallet.... Love it! Thanks for the video, will definitely give this recipe a try.

Olive oil or Canola oil can go rancid or produce mildew. You can also grate the wax which will melt quicker.

Olive oil is not recommended. It will smell after a while. Thanks

Use a vegetable grater for the wax melt faster

Vegetable oils are not good for this.

Mallet chisel glass in boiling water. What could,go,wrong?

Make it wooden with the help of the Woodglut instructions.

Very helpful!! Thank you so much!

I tried using this wax and washed the board once and found that it dried out easily, meaning that the board became white from the soap and the fibres of the wood grain raised. So I need to know how to apply it effectively.

coconut works well i have used it on boards i have made

Coconut oil in my experience isn't that good. I think it needs minerals.