kan3malato Report post Posted December 7, 2010 (edited) HI all. I've got about 1 pound of beewax , the thing is, I use this cane of beewax for cleaning and feed wood tables, old fornitures, my shotguns (the wood part) , and so on... Now I was wondering is the beewax you use for leatherworking the usual beewax that people use even for wood. On the label of the cane beewax I have It reads" pure high quility of beewax with white spirit". Since I'm going to place a order about leatherworking tools, I would like to know if I can avoid to buy beewax or not. tnx in advance Edited December 7, 2010 by kan3malato Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted December 7, 2010 HI all. I've got about 1 pound of beewax , the thing is, I use this cane of beewax for cleaning and feed wood tables, old fornitures, my shotguns (the wood part) , and so on... Now I was wondering is the beewax you use for leatherworking the usual beewax that people use even for wood. On the label of the cane beewax I have It reads" pure high quility of beewax with white spirit". Since I'm going to place a order about leatherworking tools, I would like to know if I can avoid to buy beewax or not. tnx in advance I cannot comment on what you have, . . . it sounds like some kind of polish or something. Beeswax used for leatherwork is beeswax plus nothing. Hard, honey smelling, dark yellow, .............. It is not very expensive, get a small cake of it, you will probably find the other "wax" is nothing like the real stuff. Mine comes from the honey bee hotel I maintain out in the back yard. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtwister09 Report post Posted December 7, 2010 Dwight is correct that leather beeswax is just beeswax. White spirit is just another name for mineral spirits that has been added to your compound to make it more easily penetrate as a finish. Regards, Ben Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutty Saddler Report post Posted December 7, 2010 Agree with the others - I use 100% pure beeswax , no additional substances . Colour varies with the type of local flower / plant the bees visit , the stuff I use is a light honey / straw colour. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kan3malato Report post Posted December 7, 2010 Ok guys, thanks for fastest replies. I was just curious.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
