FIX'n WAX (how to)

You know when I saw this In bushcraft I was thinking something else entirely.

 

Wow! How did I miss this??? Great info and tutorial... Thanks for posting... I really like the natural ingredients... was looking at a beeswax / neatsfoot oil mix... this sounds better :0)

 

Where do you get your peru oil from?


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Made my first batch. More of a cream color than golden.



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This stuff beats the hell out of Chapstick. Stays on for what seems like forever.


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Thanks again for the recipe. I was about to order some from the pathfinder school. Then I found this post. Now my girlfriend was some that smells good lol


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@Brokor Finished up @Hanzo 's axe and tomahawk sheath today with the tin of this stuff you sent today... terrific finish... hit it with some low heat from my heat gun and got great results... and didn't have to worry about questionable chemicals on the sheaths or on my hands :0)
Great stuff indeed.... it will be delivered tomorrow so I'll let Hanzo add his comments after he gets them :0)

 

Mahalo buddy. I know it's good already, even sight unseen.

 

Must say, Brokor's fixin wax is pretty bitchin'!

 

Just made my first batch. Might have gone a little short on the bee's wax so they are a tad soft but wow this stuff hits the skin and melts right in. Awesome stuff! Great smell and it came out pretty much exactly the same color as the stuff in Brokor's vid. Didn't measure anything other than breaking a pound of bee's wax in half-ish and cutting a pound block of the shay butter in half. That made 9 small cakes about 3/4-1 inch deep in a small muffin tin.

 

nicely done!

 

Learn sum tin ever day.

 

Follow up that I forgot to come back for! Thanks for the bump arleigh.

After about a week the blocks set up to be much harder than I first thought. I'd say the proportion of wax I used needs to go down a smidge and the coconut oil needs to come up 2 smidges <---very accurate and easily replicated unit of measure I know! The firmness of these blocks is actually a boon for knife/tool upkeep, however. It is easy to apply to metal surfaces by using it as you would a large fat crayon, just smear it on and rub it in. Word to the wise, if you're going to keep this stuff in any type of bug out/truck bag be sure to put it in a small container with a lid!

I have to use a fingernail to shave off the wax to apply to dry skin but once it warms to skin temp it really works in nice. This stuff has done wonders for my dry & cracked hands. Can't believe I'm getting age spots on my forearms already but this stuff has helped to clear them up. Can't even tell where they were. Oh elbows, knees, and heels too.

So many thanks again for this recipe Brokor!

 

@Brokor this is a really nice recipe and this is my stab at it. I could not get the peru balsm smell to come thru in the mix. Maybe it has to marinate a while. The 10 drops of balsam wasn't enough for even a half recipe, it still smells like bee's wax and shea butter to me. If, after it marinates for a day or so I still can't smell the balsam, I will warm this up and add cinnamon or lavender, just because I'm female and my knife should smell like lavender
Overall a very nice consistency of wax and shea butter with just enough oil for creaminess. I like this recipe alot ! Now if I can just get the smell right......

Good cuticle cream as well.

This is my 2 dollar double boiler from goodwill
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and the wax in the containers. These are intended as gifts ... thus the small containers...the one at the top is still golden from the pour



It does melt at just above body temp so here in the desert I put these in the refrigerator for now.