YOU SHOULD REMAKE THIS VIDEO! I saw it when it first came out, and you were a much younger man. I've made it a couple times and getting ready to mix it up again. ABSOLUTE GOLD! PEACE!
Just finished making a small batch to try out. Here is a tip for all, use a double boiler as mentioned before. It is easier to make this in the container you will be storing it in. I used a baby food jar for this first batch since they are made to heat in boiling water. I devided the jar into 3 parts melted the beeswax for the first third and then turned off the heat and kept jar in hot water, then added 1/3 Terpentine and split the last third adding the Linseed oil. Mixed well and let cool.
This is the same formula I use for treating my leather boots. melt the paste and use a hairdryer to heat the leather quite warm then quickly brush on the liquid. Continue heating until the liquid soaks into the leather. This treatment WORKS and lasts for quite a long time.
I bought my beeswax at Hobby Lobby, before going, log onto their site to get a discount coupon. I buy hammer heads, ax heads and other tools at a swap meet near my house. I "sand blast" them with aluminum oxide, deburr, then coat with your recipe, before installing the handles, works great!
I've been using this recipe for a couple years on wood, and it works great but I never thought about using it on leather. I'm going to go give it a try, thanks for the video.
hey trent, would have gotten around to this alot sooner, but the weather here in Ky. left us without power. anyway, i have heard my grandparents talk about a mixture of this sort on horse saddles whips and things when they were young. it must work well. i'll have to try it out. sure wish you could have met my grandparents, you'd have liked them.
I made something similar to this to renew oilskin. I didn't add any sort of solvent. I used raw linseed oil rather than boiled. I didn't measure things, but just kept adding the raw linseed oil until I got the consistency I liked. Not only was it great for oilskin, but it makes a great furniture polish.
I made my first batch of this a few days ago. I started with a few sheaths and my SFA axe head. So far the stuff works great! Thanks for the recipe! 5/5
Just finished making a small batch to try out. Here is a tip for all, use a double boiler as mentioned before. It is easier to make this in the container you will be storing it in. I used a baby food jar for this first batch since they are made to heat in boiling water. I devided the jar into 3 parts melted the beeswax for the first third and then turned off the heat and kept jar in hot water, then added 1/3 Terpentine and split the last third adding the Linseed oil. Tried on hatchet and knife.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience in this video, I used this recipe to maintain my GB hand and wildlife hatchets including the hickory handle and the leather sheaths. It preserves it well.
For those who didnt understand it: 1 Part Bees Wax 1 Part Terpentine 1/2 Part Linen Seed Oil Shave the Bees wax in a pot, then add an equal amount of terpentine and after its melted down, add the linen seed oil. Stir it all up. Pour it in a pot or something and let it dry. It should be a cream.
For food safe product use beeswax and mineral oil, it also works great on wood, metal, and leather. I like to make a canvas sock for an iron to melt it into the wood that I am finishing. It makes the process quick and easy.
I saw another TH-camr making the same stuff over an open flame, if a hotplate is out of the question, you can melt the beeswax over the flame until melted, remove it from the flame, then add the other ingredients.
I make the same stuff with out the terps for my rifle, camping and hunting gear/tools. Works very well and no need to carry to many different products.
I watched Brent Bailey put this on a leather vest then dry it with a hair dryer and it came out great! Seen Torjhorn Ahron? Use it in his wood shop too. Mush be some good stuff.
For woodturners: this same mix, but add fine crushed pumice (available on Amazon), and you have a rubbing/polishing compound similar to the common (product in a small tin) that a lot of TH-cam turners use. I tried pumice in petroleum-jelly, it just works better with a bee's wax medium like this stuff. And it is A LOT cheaper. Get as fine a pumice [dust/ground stone] as you can find. You can also find the other ingredients on the same site. Bee's wax is also available in pellet form there, then you don't have to shave a block and guess at the amount used. Trenton thanks for sharing. Are your 1-1-1/2 ratios by weight or volume?
I'm assuming it is similar to Feibing"s Leather conditioner. If you apply it to unfinished veg tanned leather and then go over it lightly with a heat gun (or leave it in the sun), then after that coat has been absorbed, give it another coat and buff with a bit of sheepskin, you get a beautiful satin finish that feels incredible.
I realize at this point the video I'm commenting on is 11 years old, but after watching it and reading everyone's comments too, yesterday I mixed up my first batch of this "Paste." Made a couple of rookie mistakes. My 1st error I made was to cover the mixture while it was left to cool. That left me with a very thin product and quite a bit of liquid separation floating on top. I assumed it was turpentine so I reheated the mixture, at the same time I added anothet helping of beeswax just to be on the safe side. This time while it cooled I left it uncovered. I also left it uncovered while it sat on my counter overnight. This time it is set up much better, although I'd still call it more of a slurry than a paste. Has anyone else had this same result? It has me wondering if I should repeat my heating exercise and this time add yet one more helping of beeswax to the mix. Or maybe the slurry is right and over time, if I leave it uncovered, as more of the turpentine evaporates the mixture will get more pasty?
How would raw linseed oil work instead of the boiled? The metal drying agents are toxic . I would at least not use it for a hand salve. Thanks for the vids.
Thanks for the tip! I have heard that turpentine is toxic so to be on the safe side I used mineral oils instead. I made a little batch today for a project I've got going and not having beeswax I went with a candle instead, wax is wax ain't it? I put the wax and linseed oil in the microwave for a minute and it melted easily, then added the mineral oil. Seems to do the job. Thanks again.
I put a mix. 1/2 bees wax & 1/2 linseed oil boiled,the jack look ok and should last longer ,I used a hot air gut to liquidated it to get into the fiber also zipped the jacket up to protect the lining.
Question: Can I swap the bees wax for something cheaper? Like Vaseline? Beeswax is expensive around these parts, different industries have discovered it for their vegan snake oil.
Toilet wax rings are no longer made of beeswax, at least that I am aware of. Most are a mix of vegetable and petroleum waxes. Who knows, might even work better than beeswax! I'll try it both ways and find out.
I loved this video. I have a question though. Can I substitute paraffin (gulf wax) for the beeswax? I can't find beeswax around where I live and would have to order it online. I do have a butt load of paraffin though. Will it work or do I need to bite the bullet and get some beeswax?
better and easier to use melt bees wax and olive oil together depending on the proportions it will make a more solid substance or a creme easy good for your skin great for wood etc
Great vid, thanks. Quick question: Have you tried it with raw linseed? I am curious about the hardening chems they add to boiled linseed. I oil blacken a lot of stuff and the boiled linseed creates a pretty toxic smoke with the heavy metals in it but I hear raw linseed is totally safe to heat.
great video - don't need to worry about galvanic rust with Iron if your house isn't grounded properly / Aluminum - you better watch out - easier fix is carnauba car spray on wax.....if you're a scientist - do part of the railing with coconut or linseed oil or whatever oil you like vs. the spray on auto carnauba wax - you decide what's easier and better......still should sand and repaint it every 5 years none the less......are you a Gardner or a Flower ?
Cold or warm, the metal does not have to be hot. Still touchable surface is plenty warm enough, but works well cold too (not like freezing cold, room temperature).
YOU SHOULD REMAKE THIS VIDEO! I saw it when it first came out, and you were a much younger man. I've made it a couple times and getting ready to mix it up again. ABSOLUTE GOLD! PEACE!
I think I may do just that
@@purgatoryironworks - It would be great if you do, love your work! Give us a shout out!
Mixed it up this morning! So satisfying! Off to work!
Just finished making a small batch to try out. Here is a tip for all, use a double boiler as mentioned before. It is easier to make this in the container you will be storing it in. I used a baby food jar for this first batch since they are made to heat in boiling water. I devided the jar into 3 parts melted the beeswax for the first third and then turned off the heat and kept jar in hot water, then added 1/3 Terpentine and split the last third adding the Linseed oil. Mixed well and let cool.
This is the same formula I use for treating my leather boots.
melt the paste and use a hairdryer to heat the leather quite warm then quickly brush on the liquid. Continue heating until the liquid soaks into the leather.
This treatment WORKS and lasts for quite a long time.
I bought my beeswax at Hobby Lobby, before going, log onto their site to get a discount coupon. I buy hammer heads, ax heads and other tools at a swap meet near my house. I "sand blast" them with aluminum oxide, deburr, then coat with your recipe, before installing the handles, works great!
I've been using this recipe for a couple years on wood, and it works great but I never thought about using it on leather. I'm going to go give it a try, thanks for the video.
hey trent, would have gotten around to this alot sooner, but the weather here in Ky. left us without power. anyway, i have heard my grandparents talk about a mixture of this sort on horse saddles whips and things when they were young. it must work well. i'll have to try it out. sure wish you could have met my grandparents, you'd have liked them.
I made something similar to this to renew oilskin. I didn't add any sort of solvent. I used raw linseed oil rather than boiled. I didn't measure things, but just kept adding the raw linseed oil until I got the consistency I liked. Not only was it great for oilskin, but it makes a great furniture polish.
I made my first batch of this a few days ago. I started with a few sheaths and my SFA axe head. So far the stuff works great! Thanks for the recipe! 5/5
Just finished making a small batch to try out. Here is a tip for all, use a double boiler as mentioned before. It is easier to make this in the container you will be storing it in. I used a baby food jar for this first batch since they are made to heat in boiling water. I devided the jar into 3 parts melted the beeswax for the first third and then turned off the heat and kept jar in hot water, then added 1/3 Terpentine and split the last third adding the Linseed oil. Tried on hatchet and knife.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience in this video, I used this recipe to maintain my GB hand and wildlife hatchets including the hickory handle and the leather sheaths. It preserves it well.
thank you for sharing, and teaching. love the fact that you are straight up! looking forward to seeing all your vids. keep telling it true!
For those who didnt understand it:
1 Part Bees Wax
1 Part Terpentine
1/2 Part Linen Seed Oil
Shave the Bees wax in a pot, then add an equal amount of terpentine and after its melted down, add the linen seed oil. Stir it all up. Pour it in a pot or something and let it dry. It should be a cream.
Linseed oil. Not linen seed oil. For people reading this, don't rip up your linens and throw it into the mixture.
@@michaelsanchez8519 - Whew, thanks mate! I was ripping up sheets like a character on a sitcom during an inevitable childbirth episode.
Thanks for this vid. Just watched your show in History Channel, great show!
I love this stuff. I found your recipe on google and use it all the time now. I have found it far better than the linseed or the beeswax on their own.
For NON FOOD smithing, I use equal parts of linseed oil, turpentine, beeswax and johnsons paste wax. Works GREAT!
I used something similar to great effect.
For food safe product use beeswax and mineral oil, it also works great on wood, metal, and leather. I like to make a canvas sock for an iron to melt it into the wood that I am finishing. It makes the process quick and easy.
I want to thank you for this. I have been wondering what to do with the bees wax from my hive this year.
I saw another TH-camr making the same stuff over an open flame, if a hotplate is out of the question, you can melt the beeswax over the flame until melted, remove it from the flame, then add the other ingredients.
67Spectre yes
I make the same stuff with out the terps for my rifle, camping and hunting gear/tools. Works very well and no need to carry to many different products.
I watched Brent Bailey put this on a leather vest then dry it with a hair dryer and it came out great! Seen Torjhorn Ahron? Use it in his wood shop too. Mush be some good stuff.
he is that swedish blacksmith ? he is awesome no talk just work
For woodturners: this same mix, but add fine crushed pumice (available on Amazon), and you have a rubbing/polishing compound similar to
the common (product in a small tin) that a lot of TH-cam turners use. I tried pumice in petroleum-jelly, it just works better with a bee's wax medium like this stuff. And it is A LOT cheaper. Get as fine a pumice [dust/ground stone] as you can find. You can also find the other ingredients on the same site. Bee's wax is also available in pellet form there, then you don't have to shave a block and guess at the amount used.
Trenton thanks for sharing. Are your 1-1-1/2 ratios by weight or volume?
I'm assuming it is similar to Feibing"s Leather conditioner. If you apply it to unfinished veg tanned leather and then go over it lightly with a heat gun (or leave it in the sun), then after that coat has been absorbed, give it another coat and buff with a bit of sheepskin, you get a beautiful satin finish that feels incredible.
Thanks so much for the answer. Can't wait to share this recipe with the hubs. He will be so excited. The commercial stuff is way too expensive.
I realize at this point the video I'm commenting on is 11 years old, but after watching it and reading everyone's comments too, yesterday I mixed up my first batch of this "Paste." Made a couple of rookie mistakes.
My 1st error I made was to cover the mixture while it was left to cool. That left me with a very thin product and quite a bit of liquid separation floating on top. I assumed it was turpentine so I reheated the mixture, at the same time I added anothet helping of beeswax just to be on the safe side. This time while it cooled I left it uncovered. I also left it uncovered while it sat on my counter overnight. This time it is set up much better, although I'd still call it more of a slurry than a paste.
Has anyone else had this same result?
It has me wondering if I should repeat my heating exercise and this time add yet one more helping of beeswax to the mix. Or maybe the slurry is right and over time, if I leave it uncovered, as more of the turpentine evaporates the mixture will get more pasty?
Have you ever checked out the old 11Foxfire books? I think I remember seeing or reading something about this in those books.
How would raw linseed oil work instead of the boiled? The
metal drying agents are toxic . I would at least not use it for a hand salve. Thanks for the vids.
love the Angel City shirt....Spring and fall goer for 3 years now...cool
Would be nice if you could revisit some of these old topics and tell how your experience, use and views have changed over the past 10 years...
Thats usually what I do. If I really want to soak it in I use a hair dryer to warm the item and melt the wax.
Thanks for the tip! I have heard that turpentine is toxic so to be on the safe side I used mineral oils instead. I made a little batch today for a project I've got going and not having beeswax I went with a candle instead, wax is wax ain't it? I put the wax and linseed oil in the microwave for a minute and it melted easily, then added the mineral oil. Seems to do the job. Thanks again.
I put a mix. 1/2 bees wax & 1/2 linseed oil boiled,the jack look ok and should last longer ,I used a hot air gut to liquidated it to get into the fiber also zipped the jacket up to protect the lining.
Thanks for sharing ant from Wales UK .
I wonder if you have to add linseed oil. I don't like the dark color on tool handles.
I wonder how it would work on the soles of planes. Would it gum up? Looks like snow seal.
Great tip, I'll try this on different types of materials and see what it can do for me. God Bless
Forget shaving it with a knife. Try a cheese grater.
Nice video. How do you achieve the dark brown/black finish on your forged pieces. I need to darken a chain.
linseed oil and heat!
@@purgatoryironworks Thanks. It looks really nice.
Great video, I'll try as soon as possible :)
I saw the exact same recipe with acetone instead of turpentine. Is one better than the other? Thanks for your videos
Question: Can I swap the bees wax for something cheaper? Like Vaseline?
Beeswax is expensive around these parts, different industries have discovered it for their vegan snake oil.
toilet ring wax
Do you use linseed oil on your anvils? I’ve heard this is a good method to help preserve it!
bees wax can be gotten in candles
or toilet sealers at a plumbing supply
Toilet wax rings are no longer made of beeswax, at least that I am aware of. Most are a mix of vegetable and petroleum waxes. Who knows, might even work better than beeswax! I'll try it both ways and find out.
can u use terpentine substitute or white spirit instead of turps?
Nice find man! Thanks for sharing. :)
does the cream need to be aplied then wiped of mostly
Question, could you use 91% rubbing alcohol instead of turpentine?
if used on metal would you need the terpintine, i get the oil n wax, what does the terpintine do,
It thins the wax
Some wax rings for toliets are made of bees wax it will tell what it is on box it's a cheay way to get it
would this work to help prevent rust on my boat knives? they are exposed to saltwater.
+Jared K I would go for something better than beeswax on that. Stainless steels need to be used for that application.
I loved this video. I have a question though. Can I substitute paraffin (gulf wax) for the beeswax? I can't find beeswax around where I live and would have to order it online. I do have a butt load of paraffin though. Will it work or do I need to bite the bullet and get some beeswax?
Very different properties between the two. Bite that bullet!
you can just rub it on, thats why its a paste
Is this safe for use on kitchen knives?
I am slick15u no
where is the forum, can not find it on the website
Sorry for commenting on such an old video, but I'm wondering if the measurement are by weight or by volume?
Dylan Bradish by eye
thanks for the help!
Is it alright to apply to a firearm?
Can you use Mineral Spirits instead of turpentine?
The idea is to stay away from petroleum distillates. It will harm leather.
Ok. Thank you for the heads up.
purgatoryironworks is it supposed to smell absolutely horrible or did I mess something up?
It smells like turpentine.......unless somebody pee'ed in it.
Once it cooled down, the smell got a lot better, but until then it stunk up my whole backyard.
Do you still use this or do you use something else?
better and easier to use
melt bees wax and olive oil together
depending on the proportions
it will make a more solid substance or
a creme
easy good for your skin
great for wood etc
shmuelbrody olive oil goes rancid over time
what is the thinnest metal to use for a forge
+Anthony Priest
I usually stick with 14 gauge for the pan, 3/8 min for the pot
i will use it on my third hand
it is a good formula but do not use it with items that come in contact with food for those use straight bees wax for that.
Thank you!
Is is 1 part by weight or volume?
Heh, pick one :)
I know this is three years old but for the sake of others reading... Volume. 'parts' means volume.
Is this pretty much the same stuff as boot wax?
Not really.
The recipes on the stuff ive got say beeswax and and oil.will this not work
Great vid, thanks. Quick question: Have you tried it with raw linseed? I am curious about the hardening chems they add to boiled linseed. I oil blacken a lot of stuff and the boiled linseed creates a pretty toxic smoke with the heavy metals in it but I hear raw linseed is totally safe to heat.
Very nice!
great video - don't need to worry about galvanic rust with Iron if your house isn't grounded properly / Aluminum - you better watch out - easier fix is carnauba car spray on wax.....if you're a scientist - do part of the railing with coconut or linseed oil or whatever oil you like vs. the spray on auto carnauba wax - you decide what's easier and better......still should sand and repaint it every 5 years none the less......are you a Gardner or a Flower ?
hobby lobby usually carries 1lb blocks!
Angel City.... yup been there!
How do you aplie it on metal????
Cold or warm, the metal does not have to be hot. Still touchable surface is plenty warm enough, but works well cold too (not like freezing cold, room temperature).
nice vid and thanks
Could you swap the turpentine with any other solvants? Like mineral spirit, acetone, etc. ?
My english isn't excellent and i couldn't understand the third ingredient, so please, let someone write it. Thanks!
Linseed oil - oil from flax plant
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linseed_oil
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It darkens my boots, but then they lighten up again after some use.
Gotta be a ga thing love oldschool
Twenty times cheaper? I don't know what that means, is it another way of saying a twentieth of the price?
95% cheaper
1) $X * 1/20 = $X/20
2) $X/(20*5) = $X/100 = 1% of $X --> $X/20 = 5% of $X
ok thank you
The turpentine will dry and the smell will fade rapidly!
purgatoryironworks can it be used for copper jewellery...???for coating it
Add Carnuba wax to your recipe, it will last longer because Carnuba wax is harder!
yes
boiled linseed oil is pretty toxic
Linseed Oil -- hth :)
Thank You!