Traditional Beeswax Furniture Polish Recipe

The first step to make this beeswax furniture polish is to start melting some refined beeswax in a double boiler setup.

Traditional beeswax furniture polish recipe.

How to make a historic beeswax oil turpentine furniture polish finish. 600g 3 cups olive oil 30 drops anti oxidant such as clear grapefruit seed extract or vitamin e optional. Natural beeswax furniture polish. It is a light polish and may need to be applied more often than some other wood protectors.

The jojoba oil and beeswax help condition the wood and create a protective barrier. 1 cup jojoba oil. This beeswax furniture polish is really quite miraculous. Eucalyptus oil smells great and it has anti microbial properties.

Joshua farnsworth shows how to mix melted beeswax boiled linseed oil and turpentine to create a lovely historic wood finish and furniture polish. Remove wax from heat and stir in turpentine or mineral spirits. If more than one coat is desired wait two days between applications. 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.

It restores shine and gloss improving colour and adding an immeasurable amount of. There are many recipes for making your own beeswax polish. Lemon oil also conditions the wood and helps create the perfect shine. We produce natural beeswax polish beeswax sticks and other products in the traditional and natural way.

Turn cloth as it becomes dirty. By which i mean wood that has not been varnished or lacquered. Here s how to make your own furniture polish at home. It s easy to make incredibly inexpensive and yields beautiful results.

Makes about 3 2 3 cups. Homemade eucalyptus furniture polish. 150g 2 3 cup beeswax. In this video i make my own home made wood finishing oil wax finish also known as paste wax furniture polish or beeswax polish.

One with turpentine is the best thing for polishing bare wood. It is guaranteed to make you fall back in love with your antique wooden furniture wooden salad bowls and wooden cutting boards. This recipe was taught to me by both the furniture makers at colonial williamsburg and the frontier culture museum. Any good furniture restorer or antiques expert will tell you that beeswax furniture polish from a traditional recipe i e.

A beautifully scented and natural beeswax furniture polish suitable for most wood types.