Traditional Beeswax Furniture Polish Recipe

600g 3 cups olive oil 30 drops anti oxidant such as clear grapefruit seed extract or vitamin e optional.

Traditional beeswax furniture polish recipe.

The jojoba oil and beeswax help condition the wood and create a protective barrier. Lemon oil also conditions the wood and helps create the perfect shine. Homemade eucalyptus furniture polish. There are many recipes for making your own beeswax polish.

Turn cloth as it becomes dirty. Makes about 3 2 3 cups. It is a light polish and may need to be applied more often than some other wood protectors. 150g 2 3 cup beeswax.

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. A beautifully scented and natural beeswax furniture polish suitable for most wood types. This recipe was taught to me by both the furniture makers at colonial williamsburg and the frontier culture museum. The first step to make this beeswax furniture polish is to start melting some refined beeswax in a double boiler setup.

Remove wax from heat and stir in turpentine or mineral spirits. It is guaranteed to make you fall back in love with your antique wooden furniture wooden salad bowls and wooden cutting boards. In this video i make my own home made wood finishing oil wax finish also known as paste wax furniture polish or beeswax polish. Natural beeswax furniture polish.

By which i mean wood that has not been varnished or lacquered. Traditional beeswax furniture polish seals the wood and offers protection from moisture and sun. Allow polish to dry then buff with clean cloth. It s easy to make incredibly inexpensive and yields beautiful results.

Eucalyptus oil smells great and it has anti microbial properties. We produce natural beeswax polish beeswax sticks and other products in the traditional and natural way. This beeswax furniture polish is really quite miraculous. 1 cup jojoba oil.

Joshua farnsworth shows how to mix melted beeswax boiled linseed oil and turpentine to create a lovely historic wood finish and furniture polish. If more than one coat is desired wait two days between applications. Apply the polish with a clean cloth and rub in small circles. Any good furniture restorer or antiques expert will tell you that beeswax furniture polish from a traditional recipe i e.

How to make a historic beeswax oil turpentine furniture polish finish.