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Re: Can you guess what it is?
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:38 pm
by saddler
We likes pure beeswax - for sewing things wiv
Re: Can you guess what it is?
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:40 am
by Ian
If you take the molten 'schlumb' and pour it into paper egg box dents they make excellent fire starters.
I have 10 kilos of clean wax sitting in my storage cupboard from my bees just waiting for some use.
Re: Can you guess what it is?
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:11 pm
by saddler
Ian wrote:If you take the molten 'schlumb' and pour it into paper egg box dents they make excellent fire starters.
I have 10 kilos of clean wax sitting in my storage cupboard from my bees just waiting for some use.
Some muppet on the 'bay has a 4.5 kilo block of
"vintage" saddlers beeswax
Dumb sods are asking £95 for it
Re: Can you guess what it is?
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:03 pm
by Ian
Refined wax runs about a pound sterling for an individual ounce or about £35 a kilo, less for bulk.
Cleaning it is not too bad but is energy and time intensive, Refining it much more so and generally beyond the average DIYer so £21 a kilo is not too bad.
There some very poor quality around that is cheaper but only good for smelly candles, not treating leather.
Re: Can you guess what it is?
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:45 pm
by saddler
Treating leather? Que!?!?!?
We use it on our cotton/linen thread, prior to sewing