@@paulhartzell4587 That’s a great question Paul. I used some traditional gum spirits turpentine along with beeswax and mineral oil. Gum spirits turpentine is available as a food grade supplement if used as directed. Regardless It’s not to be ingested by itself. Neither should beeswax for that matter however hand mineral oil is, mainly as a laxative. The turps I used for my polish was from a vintage can that was tossed out long ago so no SDS docs were available. The polish I demonstrated in this episode is simply the traditional beeswax polish of 1/3 parts of each ingredient heated in a double boiler. I should have clarified that the walnut oil alone, would be finish enough. My turpentine was simply a vehicle to reduce the wax to make the polish more workable. A “food safe” polish can be just 3 parts oil and 1 part wax melted together. It is trickier to use because as too much wax makes the surface stickier and harder to buff out. Personally I’m not concerned about the small amount of turpentine I used for my project here as the solvent flashes off. That said, the paste wax itself is not to be ingested regardless. Also it does come off with washing and rinsing. So let the user beware and decide what works best for their projects. Walnut oil will dry whereas mineral oil does not and nut allergy people made be advised to use only mineral oil. Vegetable oils (olive,canola etc.) can be used but also can get rancid and cause other issues. Best thing is just simply use the wooden items and keep them clean. For me paste waxing is mostly for aesthetics and not totally necessary except for the occasional wipe down with plain oil. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, hope this helps.
Thanks Tim, another great project
Thanks again!
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what a cool idea!
Thank you. Someone mentioned to me that it is well suited for supporting paper plates. Another good idea!
Turpentine is foodgrade?
@@paulhartzell4587 That’s a great question Paul. I used some traditional gum spirits turpentine along with beeswax and mineral oil. Gum spirits turpentine is available as a food grade supplement if used as directed. Regardless It’s not to be ingested by itself. Neither should beeswax for that matter however hand mineral oil is, mainly as a laxative. The turps I used for my polish was from a vintage can that was tossed out long ago so no SDS docs were available. The polish I demonstrated in this episode is simply the traditional beeswax polish of 1/3 parts of each ingredient heated in a double boiler. I should have clarified that the walnut oil alone, would be finish enough. My turpentine was simply a vehicle to reduce the wax to make the polish more workable. A “food safe” polish can be just 3 parts oil and 1 part wax melted together. It is trickier to use because as too much wax makes the surface stickier and harder to buff out. Personally I’m not concerned about the small amount of turpentine I used for my project here as the solvent flashes off. That said, the paste wax itself is not to be ingested regardless. Also it does come off with washing and rinsing. So let the user beware and decide what works best for their projects. Walnut oil will dry whereas mineral oil does not and nut allergy people made be advised to use only mineral oil. Vegetable oils (olive,canola etc.) can be used but also can get rancid and cause other issues. Best thing is just simply use the wooden items and keep them clean. For me paste waxing is mostly for aesthetics and not totally necessary except for the occasional wipe down with plain oil. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, hope this helps.