Making beeswax furniture polish

[@kesfitzgerald1084]

I have been making a very similar recipe for years now, and it works very well.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

It always amazes me how much cheaper it is compared to commercial polish

[@michaelrentsch8936]

Practical, common sense and well explained..

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Michael!

[@danielbrown9441]

I like the information and the mindset thanks very much

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you

[@ssbnman1630]

All for learning to mix my own

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@ssbnman1630 Good for you!

[@donnamarshall8349]

Please, please just carry on doing what you do! Your videos bring me much joy ❤️

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Awww thank you Donna ☺️

[@vladyslav4]

Awesome video thank you

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Vlad!

[@KLeVoyBarnes]

Great video. I was stationed at RAF Fairforce in 1980 and was married in Lechlade, Gloucester - 1982; a year after Prince Charles and Lady Dianna. Now I have a wood polish recipe.................. thank you.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you for your service 🙂

[@Seaspray127]

I can't find wax polish. Now I can make my own for my favorite furniture.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

So glad it was helpful!

[@nancywaldrop2943]

I love this . I have learned to make most every thing I use. Thank you

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Nancy - it surely has to make sense?

[@wg1948]

Fantastic info thanks a mil

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Glad you liked it John 🙂

[@johnscotthenryalanthomascl9824]

Very interesting and helpful. Thank you!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

So glad that you enjoyed it 🙂

[@cerruttis3211]

Thank you! Super no music short and sweet!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you

[@vanessavos6293]

Love it tooo! And I really like the way you explain these things.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Vanessa!

[@purplewombat1923]

Thank you. I love watching you make various products and explaining why you use different ingredients. I would have liked seeing you apply the furniture polish to some wood to see how it comes up.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Your wish is my command 😁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/apDMlmaDo9mZarc

[@susanp.collins7834]

I LOVE doing my own thing and making stuff! I've done milktarts and sourdough bread and kefir and recently I made my first spoon. I've written two novels and made jam and marmalade... I love MAKING stuff!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Outstanding!

[@suz632]

Perfect! Its nice to learn things like this that once were the norm, but have been lost in favor of modern convenience which is such a shame. Thank you for teaching us! 💜

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I agree, its great to make more and buy less!

[@John-mb5lq]

All of the extra details and the why behind what you do is brilliant and much appreciated

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you John!

[@John-mb5lq]

@@EnglishCountryLife I am making my linseed oil beeswax and pure gum spirits concoction with a little bit of peppermint essential oil and Thyme, as we speak... thank you and God bless you and yours!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@John-mb5lq That should smell lovely - enjoy!

[@h1r3z]

I'm a little late to the party, but just wanted to add that it is most definitely something I'm interested in. I searched for it and was happy to find someone in England doing something I searched for. usually most of the things I see are American or Canadian and that isn't a problem aside from the ingredients and shops not being relevant. Thanks for this. Subscribed.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Excellent, glad you liked it 🙂

[@lizburke5342]

Thanks for this. I would have liked to have seen the consistency of it by you showing it being rubbed into wood. Great that you're using all natural products!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi Liz, your wish is my command! 😉 Hugh kzbin.info/www/bejne/apDMlmaDo9mZarc

[@lizburke5342]

@@EnglishCountryLife Thank you!

[@ArchersApothecary]

This is very much the sort of thing I'm interested in. I'm a hobbyist woodworker and would rather save money on finishes to be able to maybe sell things for less money or buy more local lumber.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Excellent. I'm planning to cover traditional glues & varnishes this Winter when I have some workshop time

[@markheslin8745]

Absolutely ALL information greatfully received 👍👍😎

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you. I was considering showing how to make Dubbin soon 🙂

[@georgegonzalez-rivas3787]

Yes! I would like to make my own soap, car polish, equipment rust preventers, and all sorts of things. I definitely enjoy making these little odds and end by myself.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Right, I will do a few more! I've just filmed making hand cream. I will do soap soon 😉. Hugh

[@enriquereyes7120]

Yes. Very useful and practical. Environmentally sound too

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you!

[@carlksykes]

This is exactly what I need, please do more.. Thanks for the channel so far

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Will do Carl

[@johnwayne3554]

Super happy to have found your channel. This is my quirk as well.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Excellent!

[@gathercreatelivewithleslie8340]

Just found you, this is the third video I've watched. I love videos like this, keep them coming. Subscribed, on to more videos.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Welcome Leslie! We've got more planned! Hugh

[@leyraeewallace4761]

Love this kind of stuff. Thank you great video

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I'm so glad, thank you. Hugh

[@juliewittmuss2105]

The more you know! Knowledge is NEVER a bad thing! Can't wait to make this and give it a try....gotta go....my wax is just about melted! Thanks...and keep up the "homemade goodies"!!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks for the kind words! Filming how to pickle a cucumber today!

[@janetterouse2178]

Thank you for this tutorial. Very helpful. I will check out your other videos.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Very glad it was useful

[@ianbryceland5114]

I am really enjoying all of your videos. Just the kind of content I enjoy. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Cheers Ian, that's really kind of you 🙂

[@aphajji]

I accidentally stumbled on this channels while searching for shoe polishes... ever since then I am hooked... I really like what you're doing especially the moisturizer ... thinking to make it for my mum..

[@EnglishCountryLife]

She will thank you if you do! 😉

[@aphajji]

@@EnglishCountryLife showed your video to my mom... she asks if you can make a video on tile/floor cleaners... one which could remove normal every day stains

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@aphajji What a great idea. Can I ask what type of tiles? Are they porous terracotta or quarry tiles or something else?

[@aphajji]

@@EnglishCountryLife they are porcelain floor tiles. my mom requests a cleaner which can clean stains, restore shine (somewhat) and can be used as an everyday cleaner... I know that's too much to ask but hope that you can help... :)

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@aphajji We have a list of future videos Asad so it won't be soon, but leave it with me. Hugh

[@alanmuddypaws3865]

Definitely the sort of content that I like! The gardening and chicken keeping videos are great, but fall into the "file away the info for (hopefully) some unspecific time in the future" category. Household products I can make and use right now. Thanks for sharing!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

That's great feedback thank you. We very much don't want this to be an "only if you have acres of land" channel, so will do more of the "household" stuff!

[@bobhayter8526]

I stumbled cross your polish videos etc by accident and am really enjoying them. They seem to have a certain Jack Hargreaves style to them that I remember fondly from my childhood, I am certainly going to view the rest of your videos as moving to a small holding and want to be as self sufficient as possible. For me you've really nailed this sort of subject. Well done.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

That's a huge compliment Bob - I loved Jack's style 🙂

[@tracyhogness1621]

You're Great ! Glad I found you.( 6 or so vids ago , in leather) . Gardens and food preserve would be awesome. I fall too in love with the animals to do my own. Thanks So Much

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Tracy! There's a fair bit of food preservation now (we have a playlist) that might interest you kzbin.info/aero/PLDluIIoNPsleRQ-tuwg_FHRqmu9UPuhb7

[@shortyhavok1]

This was a perfect video. I have been making various beeswax based products and like yourself I worked out that following recipes is not the best way to understand what you are trying to achieve. It is really useful to hear you explaining this at the beginning and how each element works. I use a slow cooker which I find is a lot easier that a double boiler. Also probably less of a fire risk when it comes to adding the final ingredients. Great videos. I’m hooked.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

That's really kind of you - thank you !

[@joaniemilleville4649]

I subscribed to your channel because you have these videos that teach this type of useful techniques. I also watched your presevation of eggs video. Can't wait to watch more!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Awesome, thank you! Is there anything in particular that you'd like to see a tutorial video on?

[@joaniemilleville4649]

@@EnglishCountryLife Well, I don't know your skill set. Anything that you make from scratch would be of interest to me. I am always interested in saving money or learning how to do things myself.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@joaniemilleville4649 No problem - stay tuned for shampoo 🙂

[@lv21987]

This is just what I was looking for ... more please! I can't tolerate all the chemicals in the store-bought polish and I have beautiful antiques that need good care. This is perfect. I just searched and found your channel, thank you!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I'm glad you liked it, we make a lot of household products & I have videos on a few more, but if there is something specific you would like to see, do let us know

[@lv21987]

@@EnglishCountryLife I will! Thank you.

[@400swt]

Love it. thank you. Can you then take 20 seconds and apply the wax to something so we could see how it works? Thank you!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I really should have thought of that! I will include that it all future videos!

[@sallysavage3879]

Thank you for sharing this recipe! I'm going to make some of this and try it out.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Excellent! Do please let us know what you think! Hugh

[@dalriada842]

Great video. How long will a bottle of boiled Linseed oil last if it's so reactive? As you use the oil the headspace of the bottle fills up with air. Do you have to use it within a short space of time before it spoils or becomes inactivated?

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Generally not no. It's not generally bad unless left on a cloth. Even then, it isn't definitely going to combust. But it is an unstable reaction as it polymerises & the risk is there

[@jenningswayne]

Really clear video thanks.....I think the intro was a bit long, but the the explanation of products, their origins and the cautionary advice re the oils etc top notch thanks very much

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Wayne!

[@petervincent4461]

new to the site, want everything -but do love anything around making things like this

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Peter! I will do more when I get a chance! Hugh

[@moti-lazar]

Many thanks. Excellent video, completely clear and interesting.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I'm glad it was interesting 🙂

[@yvonneturner5505]

I made the polish and love it goes on beautiful lovely texture used my darker wax too gives a lovely shine to all my wood a smells great thank you for sharing. Only one problem my husband has had to hide his turpentine and oil up now for fear of me using it all 😂

[@EnglishCountryLife]

The answer us to come & share our workshop....its 100 foot long...it nay have a hidden bottle of... Scottish solvent 😉

[@AliJanBravo]

I love the video and looking forward to more videos like this❤😍😘

[@EnglishCountryLife]

A new one shortly on liquid soap 😉

[@rosfrost3710]

Great videos and very clear instructions. I will definitely use your recipes. Thanks heaps

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks very much! Hugh

[@lexymccormacparker1710]

Would love to see more natural household products being made

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Would liquid soap & shampoo be of interest?

[@lexymccormacparker1710]

Yes, I would LOVE to see how to make liquid soap and shampoo

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@lexymccormacparker1710 Righto Lexy, I'll film them! Hugh

[@joeredskin2247]

i very much want to see more :) self reliance is something i am trying to work towards with my family and i enjoy making things home made

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Then I will keep making them!

[@richardfranz5733]

Absolutely love your channel! I especially like the " how to make Dubbin , polish, saddle soap, ect " videos. I have made most of them and use them regularly. Keep up the good work! Cheers

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Richard!

[@2lomp]

Just bought some oak furniture and have been looking for a beeswax, came across your video explained very simply and are looking at making my own due to the cost, well put together, cheers for the info 👍

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I'm glad it was useful! Do let me know how how you get on? Hugh

[@yvonneturner5505]

Thankyou I've just made some I guessed it was equal parts can't wait to try it just letting it set

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Please let us know how you like it when you use it?

[@viabell1428]

Loved the video. Have a wonderful day!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you, you too!

[@pixieclayton]

Really enjoyed this video Thank you

[@EnglishCountryLife]

So glad!

[@23032malvernmick]

Yep great very interested in all that you have mentioned for the same reasons as yourself

[@EnglishCountryLife]

A New one coming as soon as I edit it! Hugh

[@Humberhead]

Just found your Channel, and I have subscribed. Thank you for sharing. I am a Wax Processor in my spare time. My friend is a beekeeper, and in exchange for beeswax, I process his cappings and brood wax etc. He makes candles with his share, I use my share to make polish, hand cream, lip balm, and cork grease for musical instruments. Your polish making method is the same as mine, except I stand my turps & oil in a warm water Bath while the wax is melting. It means the mixture solidifies more slowly and more evenly I think. I like watching others doing these things as I always learn something. More of these videos please. Thanks again.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

The warm water bath is a great idea!

[@cindyharrison4191]

Thanks so much it is just what I needed. Kind regards Cindy

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I'm so glad Cindy 🙂

[@darrenfinn5145]

I just found your channel. I found your information to be very informative.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@darrenfinn5145 Thank you 🙂

[@alexeypalamarenko8393]

Thank you for the valuable information!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I'm glad you liked it. Hugh

[@RobGb100]

Had a go at doing this while living in Crete for some furniture we made, the local apiarist supplied the wax after an evening drinking his Raki, we had some wax left over with bits in that worked well for dubbing our boots while working the olives during a wet winter. Another interesting video. atb, Rob.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Rob! I'm going to do a video on boot care & one on saddle soap too :)

[@susanpiper4041]

Love the smell and finish of proper beeswax polish. And now I’ve watched this I’ll be having a go at making my own this weekend. Hope you don’t take this the wrong way but there’s something about you, your manner, the filming style that reminds me of Jack Hargreaves and the Out Of Town programme. Used to love watching those programmes as a kid 😀. Looking forward to many more of yours.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I take that as the highest possible compliment! Jack remains a hero of mine, calm, informative and full of traditional skills. I loved his stuff!

[@charleskallay5484]

I love this kind of stuff. I also would have liked application and use. I work on a lathe; and the cost of woodworking polish and other supplies is astronomical. Thanks

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Charles! I should have shown it in use so I did a quick follow up to rectify that. Hugh kzbin.info/www/bejne/apDMlmaDo9mZarc

[@luxuraleathermastersuk7411]

yes very useful more of it please

[@EnglishCountryLife]

More to come!

[@reneesroost9739]

Great video! I was worried it would be too long before I started, but it was interesting the whole way through. I like this type of content as well as the chicken/gardening/food preservation content. Thank you!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Renee - I promise to keep them shorter in future. You know me, I get enthused!

[@petervincent4461]

brilliant - more please

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Will do!

[@danielbrown9441]

Thanks for your videos.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@danielbrown9441 You're welcome 👍

[@chrisramm1]

I would assume in this production a single full jar of wax unmelted would be the initial measurement in the raw bowl. A brilliant presentation

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi Chris, you can make to any size you need which is why I give proportions rather than measurement (in the description) 🙂

[@chrisramm1]

thanks makes sense I am going to give it a go. @@EnglishCountryLife

[@wh880]

Hi Hugh where do you get the jars from our honey man has them but I have used them all. Also would you heat the block like you melt the wax? Many thanks Will

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi Will - bought a crate if them from Thornes a few years ago and am using them up given we no longer keep bees. I tend to grate large blocks before melting as it speeds the job up

[@RR-mt2wp]

It's off great interest, I'd think of the old house hold books, invaluable advise easy to grasp.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you 🙂

[@carolinemitchell5908]

That really was useful and interesting. Thanks.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Caroline, I'm glad it was useful 🙂

[@daveturnbull7221]

My opinion - loved all of it and the length was fine. I agree with the comment about Jack Hargreaves - never missed one of his shows if I could help it. Being able to make this to the consistency you want means it is possible to have your own range for different purposes (rust prevention, lubrication of surfaces, wood polish, leather polish/waterproofing). Whether I'll ever get round to making some I don't know but it certainly won't be due to lack of knowledge now 👍

[@EnglishCountryLife]

That's really kind Dave, thanks. Hugh

[@gumm1912]

You mentioned toilet cleaner and I must admit that I am intrigued. I have a septic and hard Florida water, so keeping the toilet clean is difficult. Can you, please, do a video on toilet cleaner? Thank you, Toni

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I will Toni, but as a hint look at the ingredients of septic safe toilet cleaner. I bet you find citric acid. This dissolves lime scale and is anti bacterial. Make a 5% citric acid solution with a little dish soap added 😉

[@ladonnajohnson3830]

So I noticed you wore gloves to make it, is it caustic to skin when you polish? I wondered if I should wear gloves when polishing

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi LaDonna ! Merry Christmas. The gloves are because boiled linseed oil can be nasty and absorbed through skin. In a wax like polish its not a problem in that way. I have never worn gloves using the polish. Hope that helps? Hugh

[@umarpaf]

Excellent video. Could you please also make a video on making a liquid white polish for plastic stuff (car dashboards, computers, plastic home appliances, etc). That would be great. Thanks.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I will add it to the list!

[@umarpaf]

@@EnglishCountryLife Thanks in advance.

[@georgesmith6667]

hi there loved the videos about the house hold products, just seen you for first time and just started leather craft as a new hobby so could save me a lot of money I tried to note every thing down but it would be a help if you could put up a list of ingredients at the end of the video then i can pause it and copy many thanks, and if you know anything about leather dye, that would be very handy best regards stay safe George from Whitby

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi George, we normally do put the recipe at the end, but in this early one its in the description. Hope that helps. Leather dye will be published very soon, it just needs editing. Hugh

[@pclarin]

Watched all the leather and wood polish videos, now on tp the brandy! Happy I found your channel.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I'm glad that you are enjoying it! There's many more subjects to cover (home made glue, varnish, dye etc) and more booze recipes than you can imagine 🙂

[@MiddleEastMilli]

More of this please!!!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Will do!

[@MiddleEastMilli]

@@EnglishCountryLife Thank you very much!!!

[@rhondaadams4013]

I'm going to make some solid perfume with beeswax, oil, and fragrance and happened to have come across this video. Interesting that, minus the turpentine, the same ingredients for solid perfume are in this furniture polish. I do woodwork as well, though. This is an interesting video. Quite a bit of good information. Thanks.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

A few simple ingredients can make so much! I have s shoe polish video that takes this theme further! Hugh

[@lisabarber1843]

Fantastic Dave

[@lisabarber1843]

I had some beeswax cream for my legs. Love to know how to make it. Thank you.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Glad you like it

[@EnglishCountryLife]

This is how to make moisturizer - it's probably similar kzbin.info/www/bejne/emTbc6isbraseM0

[@krzysztofccc2705]

Mądry film. Dziękuję Zdrowia życzę

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you!

[@stephenwalsh211]

Hi, Great video. What would the measurements be if I wanted to make smaller quantities. Like a shoe polish tin size?

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Its equal parts of the three ingredients. If you measure the volume of your container (by weighing it empty then full of water) it should be straightforward to estimate roughly how much of each ingredient you need

[@stephenwalsh211]

Thank you. I'll let you know the results 😉

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@stephenwalsh211 Yes please!

[@davros1283]

Glad I bumped into your channel whilst searching for the ingrediants for beeswax polish. Having watched other vids previously heating linseed oil directly in a pan over a naked flame, you may well have saved me a trip to A&E. Thank you for the warning and the use of real turpentine, as again it seems others are using white spirits, oh and again dangerously heating directly over a flame.☠ Cheers Look forward to your other vids👍

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Really glad it was useful 😉

[@bigoldgrizzly]

Stepping away a little from the principle of 'all natural ingredients' for a moment, I have recently tried using a 50/50 *Microcrystalline wax/Carnauba wax mix for the wax fraction of the polish. This gives a rock hard finish that will not take fingermarks. It does have to be made a little softer than your mix so it can be applied quickly and quite thinly to a smallish area at a time. It is hard work buffing it out, but the finish is exceptional [if dazzling is what you want], and you are prepared to put in that little bit more effort. It can be applied over existing beeswax finishes just fine. Not something I would use for most work, but it's nice to have that option available. *Microcrystalline wax is a petrochemical product noted for its hardness, durability and flexibility. It costs about the same per kilo as a good beeswax.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Are you using Renaissance Wax (ren wax) for the microcrystalline component?

[@susanp.collins7834]

Do you use JUST the MW/Carnuba mixture or do you mix the mixture with something else like mineral oil?

[@bigoldgrizzly]

@@EnglishCountryLife No. I use Microcrystalline Paraffin wax, about £16 / kg on ebay. It would be nicer if bees learned to make M/C Beeswax ;

[@bigoldgrizzly]

@@susanp.collins7834 It does need to be cut with a solvent to carry the wax. If it were just a wax mix it would be solid as a rock and impossible to apply. You can use white spirit or turpentine with or without boiled linseed oil. I tend to use white spirit as it is much cheaper than pure turpentine and does exactly the same job. It thins the wax to a paste and after application, it evaporates leaving the wax behind. Turpentine has a pretty powerful smell which tends to hang around a bit longer than the white spirit smell. I cant give you a proportion of white spirit you need as I test it as I go along. I melt the waxes add some w. spirit and put a few drops of the mixture onto a steel plate. It cools very quickly and you can test to see how soft it is when it 'sets'. If too hard, add a bit more and try again. Hope this helps

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@bigoldgrizzly 😁

[@raymeyer3365]

Love the video

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Ray!

[@margaridaC12]

Love it!!!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you!

[@creativemakes8219]

Brilliant 👍🏻

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thank you!

[@davegunner8642]

Great video loved it and you have a lovely day too:)

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Dave!

[@Welshrugbyfan101]

Great video. Thank you for the production. Would love to see how you would make boot grease/polish.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Shoe polish is definitely in the plan now!

[@vickiarn]

thank you very good video I appreciate the time it took to make it..

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks for the comment, you are most welcome

[@rosaleeponce1785]

Sealing exterior of behave instead of painting. Would the furniture polish work? Provide best natural and effective solution.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

The best solution would be a natural varnish, I will try to film the recipe

[@sashadistan3687]

this is awesome. I'm guessing the "just liquid" consistency is about like Dubbin? also, you can make saddle soap? I have a saddle! Teach me!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Will do, plain or fancy?

[@sashadistan3687]

@@EnglishCountryLife both?

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@sashadistan3687 Ooookay. I'm trying to think of a way of keeping in short, but covering the options.

[@mobius9818]

Wonderful. I have ordered all the ingredients and can't wait to make it. I remember you mentioning carnauba wax for a nice shine/gloss. What I can't find is how much carnauba to add to your simple recipe! I know it would be a small-ish amount, perhaps remove some of the beeswax and add that same amount of carnauba? Could you please respond with your proportion suggestion? Much MUCH appreciated! BTW, I LOVE using old socks for application...one for putting on the wax, and one for polishing after!!!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

The problem with carnauba is cracking - its so very hard. I would suggest trying no more than 5%

[@mobius9818]

@@EnglishCountryLife sounds perfect to me. so 95% beeswax and max 5% carnauba! Can't wait to get after my 6 foot oak church pew lol! THANKS! LOVE your channel...after my own heart. I also have chickens(3), garden, make everything I can, and so forth, in Montana, USA! In thanks, here is a food safe wax recipe I "developed" myself for cutting boards (I have a few NICE blocks): 3 parts coconut oil to 1 part beeswax, melt in double boiler. Remove from heat and add several drops lemon essential oil and let it set up.. If you like, you are welcome to present this concoction on your channel. I apply with my hands, to be honest, about once a month.It hardens into the pores nicely and of course does not go rancid. No more "food-grade" mineral oil!!!! (not that I ever used that). People on YT are always yakking about food safe wood conditioners and I have not seen a better one. :)

[@cnmnorris02]

Question please sir. Can other essential oils be used such as lavender or even rose? I'm not totally crazy with my house smelling like a Florida Grove 🙂

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Absolutely Ma'am, a few drops of any wood or flower oil is totally fine. Hugh

[@cnmnorris02]

@@EnglishCountryLife thank you sir! I look forward to trying to this weekend. Take care and please keep other natural cleaner videos coming.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@cnmnorris02 Enjoy! I've just filmed a natural dye for fabric, wool & leather that will be up soon. Hugh

[@tikapaatkins3233]

very informative thanks

[@EnglishCountryLife]

You are most welcome 🙂

[@rhondabarlow860]

Good information....thank you.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Glad you liked it 😊

[@Ionabrodie69]

Could you tell me .? Does it have the sweet honey smell of beeswax candles.. or a turpentine smell.. I would like a more natural sweet scent.. thank you for the great video.. 😊🇬🇧

[@EnglishCountryLife]

It goes smell a lot like beeswax candles 🙂

[@Ionabrodie69]

Could it be used on a leather sofa…? And where do you get your pellets from ,sorry for all the questions.🥴😂🙂

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@Ionabrodie69 Pelleted beeswax is available on Amazon or eBay. This isn't really suitable for leather

[@susanp.collins7834]

Do you use microcrystalline wax? I can't find ANYTHING on KZbin that I can use. I need a food safe heat resistent finish that I can put on a wooden teaspoon eating sloon without it coming off.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

This is a furniture polish and ingredients like boiled linseed oil and turpentine should absolutely not be ingested. Try using a naturally polymerising oil like walnut oil

[@theaussiegypsy9295]

Thankyou

[@EnglishCountryLife]

You're welcome

[@charlisky7531]

Brilliant 🤩

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Charli!

[@katelangley7439]

This is great. I've been looking for a recipe for furniture polish to use up the beeswax from my hives. One question.. Would this polish be considered food grade? Can it be used on cutting boards and salad bowls? Thanks in advance and I look forward to learning more from you.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Kate. Boiled linseed oil contains mineral extracts that are toxic so don't use this for food vessels. A blend of beeswax and food grade flaxseed oil would be my choice. Hugh

[@johnamriding6862]

Fascinating (though I'll never probably make it myself). Definitely "thumbs up": (P.S. sometimes the video varies dramatically in volume on my equipment).

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks John. I'm working on the sound, I think a new camera is the proper solution!