Traditional Beeswax Furniture Polish Recipe

In this video i make my own home made wood finishing oil wax finish also known as paste wax furniture polish or beeswax polish.

Traditional beeswax furniture polish recipe.

Makes about 3 2 3 cups. It s easy to make incredibly inexpensive and yields beautiful results. This beeswax furniture polish is really quite miraculous. Here s how to make your own furniture polish at home.

A beautifully scented and natural beeswax furniture polish suitable for most wood types. Apply the polish with a clean cloth and rub in small circles. There are many recipes for making your own beeswax polish. Joshua farnsworth shows how to mix melted beeswax boiled linseed oil and turpentine to create a lovely historic wood finish and furniture polish.

By which i mean wood that has not been varnished or lacquered. It is guaranteed to make you fall back in love with your antique wooden furniture wooden salad bowls and wooden cutting boards. Allow polish to dry then buff with clean cloth. Turn cloth as it becomes dirty.

It is a light polish and may need to be applied more often than some other wood protectors. 150g 2 3 cup beeswax. It restores shine and gloss improving colour and adding an immeasurable amount of. How to make a historic beeswax oil turpentine furniture polish finish.

We produce natural beeswax polish beeswax sticks and other products in the traditional and natural way. Lemon oil also conditions the wood and helps create the perfect shine. Traditional beeswax furniture polish seals the wood and offers protection from moisture and sun. Homemade eucalyptus furniture polish.

We are guardians of an original 19th century victorian recipe for beeswax furniture polish handed down to us by adrian perkins who discovered it in 1979. Eucalyptus oil smells great and it has anti microbial properties. Remove wax from heat and stir in turpentine or mineral spirits. 1 cup jojoba oil.

600g 3 cups olive oil 30 drops anti oxidant such as clear grapefruit seed extract or vitamin e optional. This recipe was taught to me by both the furniture makers at colonial williamsburg and the frontier culture museum. The jojoba oil and beeswax help condition the wood and create a protective barrier. One with turpentine is the best thing for polishing bare wood.

If more than one coat is desired wait two days between applications.