Waxing Problem

[stuarty66]

Hi,

I normally make dog collars bur recently someone has ask me to make leather mugs. After a bit or research I have made the mug (in the pictures the mug has not been waxed yet). The problem is the waxing. I have since waxed the mug and it did take several atempts as it being my first time. the problem is...how thick should the wax on the inside be, should it have a good thick layer of wax or just enough to waterproof it.

Any help would be greatfully recieved. Also any critique on the mug would be welcom.

Stuarty.

[douglais]

'fraid youstumbled onto a subject that has been hotly debated for a long time in many forums. It's also one place where those who know, and who sell their mugs, tend to keep their mouths shut. It's a big secret, even among otherwise friends. Some of them use Envirotex, which is an epoxy-like coating used in food preparation areas, such as counter tops, but not meant for use on actual eating or drinking utensils. The only modern truly food safe coating I've found is Salad Bowl Finish...a shellac-like coating found only in fine woodworking shops. I use it in drinking horns. I know nothing about period coatings, except they're either too fragile (wax), or not safe (tar).

Hi,

I normally make dog collars bur recently someone has ask me to make leather mugs. After a bit or research I have made the mug (in the pictures the mug has not been waxed yet). The problem is the waxing. I have since waxed the mug and it did take several atempts as it being my first time. the problem is...how thick should the wax on the inside be, should it have a good thick layer of wax or just enough to waterproof it.

Any help would be greatfully recieved. Also any critique on the mug would be welcom.

Stuarty.

Edited August 11, 2012 by douglais

[stuarty66]

Thanks for the reply doulglais. I will look at the Salad Bowl Finish. I did contact some companies in the UK regarding food grade epoxy resin but all of them would not guarantee

its safety when used on a mug or with hot drinks. So I went for the wax instead as it is more traditional but as you said......a bit fragile.

As I am new to reenactment I was not sure if the mug should have a good thick layer of wax inside the mud. I will be going to a reenactment

show this sunday so hopefully will be able to ask some of the people attending and get some feed back from there.

Thanks

Stuarty.

[Big Daddy T]

So what did you hear this weekend?

Thanks,

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Thanks for the reply doulglais. I will look at the Salad Bowl Finish. I did contact some companies in the UK regarding food grade epoxy resin but all of them would not guarantee

its safety when used on a mug or with hot drinks. So I went for the wax instead as it is more traditional but as you said......a bit fragile.

As I am new to reenactment I was not sure if the mug should have a good thick layer of wax inside the mud. I will be going to a reenactment

show this sunday so hopefully will be able to ask some of the people attending and get some feed back from there.

Thanks

Stuarty.

[douglais]

My philosophy is, if I keep filling it with beer, nobody will notice what coating I used.

Thanks for the reply doulglais. I will look at the Salad Bowl Finish. I did contact some companies in the UK regarding food grade epoxy resin but all of them would not guarantee

its safety when used on a mug or with hot drinks. So I went for the wax instead as it is more traditional but as you said......a bit fragile.

As I am new to reenactment I was not sure if the mug should have a good thick layer of wax inside the mud. I will be going to a reenactment

show this sunday so hopefully will be able to ask some of the people attending and get some feed back from there.

Thanks

Stuarty.