Comments on: Carnauba Lathe Wax http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:42:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Aggie http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-642965 Aggie Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:13:46 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-642965 The best finish I've used on pens that I've turned is Myland's Friction Polish. You can find it at Woodcraft, it comes as a liquid, you apply it to a cotton cloth and hold it too the workpiece. Makes cocobolo look great. (of course cocobolo looks great pretty much all the time!) The best finish I’ve used on pens that I’ve turned is Myland’s Friction Polish. You can find it at Woodcraft, it comes as a liquid, you apply it to a cotton cloth and hold it too the workpiece. Makes cocobolo look great. (of course cocobolo looks great pretty much all the time!)

]]> By: Frank Townend http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-328303 Frank Townend Sun, 25 May 2008 01:01:12 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-328303 I just want to say it. Toolmonger is a great site. Thanks to all who make it a joy to visit! I just want to say it.

Toolmonger is a great site. Thanks to all who make it a joy to visit!

]]> By: J.R. Bluett http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-328238 J.R. Bluett Sat, 24 May 2008 23:53:12 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-328238 Frank, I'm glad to even help a little. It looks like I got smoked on finding the bars of the carnauba wax though. Thanks everyone for the assist! Frank, I’m glad to even help a little. It looks like I got smoked on finding the bars of the carnauba wax though. Thanks everyone for the assist!

]]> By: Frank Townend http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-327985 Frank Townend Sat, 24 May 2008 18:43:46 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-327985 Thanks J.R. et. al. The nicest thing about bowl finishing is it can be down while the bowl is turning. Hold the block of wax against a slow-turning bowl and then buff. The heat of friction between the bowl and wax makes for a nice finish. I was in my local Woodcraft last weekend and the (always) helpful sales associate had me try to scratch the blocks of Beeswax and Carnauba waxes. I could make a nice dent in the Beeswax, but the Carnauba was like a rock. The Carnauba requires more work, but it gives a more durable finish. Thanks J.R. et. al. The nicest thing about bowl finishing is it can be down while the bowl is turning. Hold the block of wax against a slow-turning bowl and then buff. The heat of friction between the bowl and wax makes for a nice finish. I was in my local Woodcraft last weekend and the (always) helpful sales associate had me try to scratch the blocks of Beeswax and Carnauba waxes. I could make a nice dent in the Beeswax, but the Carnauba was like a rock. The Carnauba requires more work, but it gives a more durable finish.

]]> By: tmib_Seattle http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-327033 tmib_Seattle Fri, 23 May 2008 21:53:13 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-327033 Oh also, when I've put wax coatings on briar tobacco pipes, I used "Mothers Gold" carnuba wax. It comes in a can at the auto parts store and is used for waxing cars. It's a hard cake that you rub a rag on to get the wax off before applying it to the wood. --TMIB Oh also, when I’ve put wax coatings on briar tobacco pipes, I used “Mothers Gold” carnuba wax. It comes in a can at the auto parts store and is used for waxing cars. It’s a hard cake that you rub a rag on to get the wax off before applying it to the wood.

–TMIB

]]> By: tmib_Seattle http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-327031 tmib_Seattle Fri, 23 May 2008 21:51:32 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-327031 Dunno how well it would work on wood, but for a coating on the stuff I blacksmith, I use the following: 1 cup Johnson's Floor Paste Wax 1 cup "beeswax" 1 cup turpentine 1 cup boiled linseed oil. Melt the wax down and then mix in the turpentine and oil. Let it cool to a paste. I apply it to my blacksmithed work while the metal is still warm. The recipe is one I got online and originally called for 2 tablespoons of "Japan Drier" but I couldn't find the stuff and found it to be unneeded. Now the main reason I bring this up, is that while "beeswax" is expensive at craft stores, a lower grade of the stuff (with some additives to make it sticky) can be found in the form of wax toilet rings; the things you use to make a seal around the base of a toilet when mounting it. They run about $2 for a large ring, and work perfectly well as a wax source for the paste mix above. Again, it seems to me that the same stuff would work well as a paste wax for wood, but that's just theory at this point for me. --TMIB Dunno how well it would work on wood, but for a coating on the stuff I blacksmith, I use the following:

1 cup Johnson’s Floor Paste Wax
1 cup “beeswax”
1 cup turpentine
1 cup boiled linseed oil.

Melt the wax down and then mix in the turpentine and oil. Let it cool to a paste. I apply it to my blacksmithed work while the metal is still warm. The recipe is one I got online and originally called for 2 tablespoons of “Japan Drier” but I couldn’t find the stuff and found it to be unneeded.

Now the main reason I bring this up, is that while “beeswax” is expensive at craft stores, a lower grade of the stuff (with some additives to make it sticky) can be found in the form of wax toilet rings; the things you use to make a seal around the base of a toilet when mounting it. They run about $2 for a large ring, and work perfectly well as a wax source for the paste mix above. Again, it seems to me that the same stuff would work well as a paste wax for wood, but that’s just theory at this point for me.

–TMIB

]]> By: Frank Hicinbothem http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-326823 Frank Hicinbothem Fri, 23 May 2008 18:14:46 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-326823 Rockler and Lee Valley both carry several different kinds. I'm partial to a product called "Orange Wax" which is a mixture of carnauba, beeswax, and citrus oil. I use it as a wood finish at the lathe and as a finish wax over varnish on most projects. Rockler and Lee Valley both carry several different kinds. I’m partial to a product called “Orange Wax” which is a mixture of carnauba, beeswax, and citrus oil. I use it as a wood finish at the lathe and as a finish wax over varnish on most projects.

]]> By: Jason http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-326765 Jason Fri, 23 May 2008 17:09:01 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/23/carnauba-lathe-wax/#comment-326765 Without even looking, I'm sure Craft Supply has it. Jason Without even looking, I’m sure Craft Supply has it.

Jason

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