Fani Snyman
Seedling
Can I use beeswax polish mixed with vegetable oil on my deadwood
I would think it would be messy. Beewax polish melts and can run at pretty low temps. Oil and wax in the soil could be a problem. Don't know though.Can I use beeswax polish mixed with vegetable oil on my deadwood
It is my own magic mix highly purified wax from a friend of mine. I mix the wax 1 to 3 with linseed oil. It is then applied very sparingly with no runoff or melting and absorbed into the wood. Will try and attach a photoI would think it would be messy. Beewax polish melts and can run at pretty low temps. Oil and wax in the soil could be a problem.
My concern would be the visual effect of linseed oil and bees wax combination. Typically I work towards an aged weathered look on shari and jin. the more natural weathered it looks the better. So my initial thought would be to test it over time to make sure that it does not leave a shiny new look. I would also consider allowing freshly carved areas to dry out for a while before applying so that it penetrates better rather than sits on the surface. just a couple of suggestions. Here is an example of the weathered look that I prefer. This is my Sierra Juniper, I am using Lime Sulphur to preserve the deadwood, but I do add a small amount of black India ink to give it a more natural grey tone as opposed to the bleached white. The other approach can be to use more diluted lime sulphur to weaken brightening effect.I recently repotted this little tree and emphasised the sorry looking piece of deadwood. Early days but very happy. The photo was taken in bright African sun but I have no further concerns about this tree. Merely replying an earlier response to show the effect of the beeswax on an old neglected piece of deadwood. My original question remains a big healthy tree I am working and creating new deadwood. It is a broadleaf Australian Flame so I am not very keen on using lime sulphur. I was enquiring whether it would work if I let the exposed area dry , maybe torch it a bit and the use beeswax. It actually draws onto the exposed wood and utilises some of the magic elements within the natural wax. I think I should rather be brave and follow my instincts.
How'd we go from Vegetable to Linseed?
I was just looking at a thing a couple days ago about the difference between drying and non-drying (rotting) oils.
I would guess beeswax would lock in the putrid.
But of which oil are we actually speaking?
Sorce
I have no idea... if you look online it appears that there is only one plant (Linum usitatissimum) but people call it different names depending where they live(?) I just know it from my woodworking... and I hate it because it never dries and every particle of dust in your neighborhood ends up affixed to your workpieceSounds like a different "cultivar" of flax.
idea.
Just did a small lime sulphur patch on the trunk of my curry tree, Murraya koenigii . looks good but i might try the ink trickLime sulphur is perfectly good, proven and effective. If you don't like the stark white color it produces, it can be dyed with everything from shoe polish to ink. You can also apply a wash of that over the treated wood to bring out the depth of grain.