Traditional Beeswax Furniture Polish Recipe

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.

Traditional beeswax furniture polish recipe.

The first step to make this beeswax furniture polish is to start melting some refined beeswax in a double boiler setup. Lemon oil also conditions the wood and helps create the perfect shine. This beeswax furniture polish is really quite miraculous. This recipe was taught to me by both the furniture makers at colonial williamsburg and the frontier culture museum.

It is guaranteed to make you fall back in love with your antique wooden furniture wooden salad bowls and wooden cutting boards. It is a light polish and may need to be applied more often than some other wood protectors. 150g 2 3 cup beeswax. Here s how to make your own furniture polish at home.

Natural beeswax furniture polish. Any good furniture restorer or antiques expert will tell you that beeswax furniture polish from a traditional recipe i e. There are many recipes for making your own beeswax polish. In this video i make my own home made wood finishing oil wax finish also known as paste wax furniture polish or beeswax polish.

We produce natural beeswax polish beeswax sticks and other products in the traditional and natural way. If more than one coat is desired wait two days between applications. It s easy to make incredibly inexpensive and yields beautiful results. How to make a historic beeswax oil turpentine furniture polish finish.

Remove wax from heat and stir in turpentine or mineral spirits. Apply the polish with a clean cloth and rub in small circles. Eucalyptus oil smells great and it has anti microbial properties. Allow polish to dry then buff with clean cloth.

600g 3 cups olive oil 30 drops anti oxidant such as clear grapefruit seed extract or vitamin e optional. Joshua farnsworth shows how to mix melted beeswax boiled linseed oil and turpentine to create a lovely historic wood finish and furniture polish. 1 cup jojoba oil. Makes about 3 2 3 cups.

Traditional beeswax furniture polish seals the wood and offers protection from moisture and sun. It restores shine and gloss improving colour and adding an immeasurable amount of. Turn cloth as it becomes dirty. One with turpentine is the best thing for polishing bare wood.

Homemade eucalyptus furniture polish.