Cooking Recipe For Bees Wax Balm Needed

[Indy]

Hi guys,

a friend of mine gave me a large piece of beeswax. Since I use a lot of bees wax leather balm and started with carnuba balm aswell, I'd like to make my own stuff for conditioning leather and top coats.

Can you recomend any recipe? I made some plaiting soap for bullwhips before, but that stuff isn't quit what I need, though I liked the fat in it.

I also just started with olive oil to soften up the leather which turns out great. Is it of any good to mix wax, oil and a little bit of fat aswell?

[marine mp]

Indy,

Here's what I use to finish all my holsters. It conditions, waterproofs and seals all in one. Equal parts in weight, of the following...beeswax, parafin wax and pure neatsfoot oil. Put in a pan, heat and stir it all together, let cool some and pour into cupcake (without the paper) tin and let solidify. Rub briskly into finished leather and you can heat with a hair dryer or not, buff out. Good-on-ya. Semper-fi Mike