SOME USES OF BEESWAX
To treat inflamed joints. To seal artists' pictures/photographs.
To strengthen button threads. To stop shoelaces fraying.
To make drawers and doors open and close more easily.
To make saws cut freely. To seal jars and bottles.
To enable screws to drive into hardwood more easily.
To fill scratches in furniture. In wood turning, to polish bowls.
To make furniture polish. For tying fishing flies.
To lubricate wet-suit zips. To strengthen archery bow strings.
With tallow, to make muzzle-loading bullets. To make candles.
To make skin creams and ointments. For saddles and harness.
To strengthen sail-makers' twine. To make ornaments.
To seal a didgeridoo mouthpiece. To make fishing lines float.
To help in making dreadlock wax. To make Christmas tree decorations.
To help make Ukrainian decorated eggs. To waterproof shoes.(Thanks to Donna for these uses.)
To help in doing 'magic tricks' [Thanks to Rob for this use. I'd never heard of it before].
To mould ear-plugs. {Thanks to Marc for this one}.
To clean and lubricate the cutting blades used by glassblowers. [ Amazing! Thanks to Nicky for this].
Any other use? Let me know if I've missed something out.
The beeswax is wrapped in clingfilm and weighs 112grams/4 ounces.
It is produced, refined, moulded and wrapped by myself, with most of the initial work done by the bees. This is good quality wax. Postage £1.00 |