NONE OF YOUR BEESWAX! 🐝 Part 5 - Chasing, Facing and Finishing the bicycle frame with melted beeswax

[@christopherwebb3517]

The best part about coating your frame in beeswax is that when you're bike packing through the woods, and bears are chasing you, you'll make really good time.

[@joeymacme]

😂 Good thinking!

[@bigmikeshooter]

Can't wait for the final result. That raw steel looks great. Cheers from Greece.

[@petermorrison680]

for a guy that doesnt know what he is doing - you sure know what you are doing !!!

[@FLUSHER822]

Can't wait till Winnie the Pooh comes and eats your bicycle. This has been a great series. (Warts and All!) Thanks for your help.

[@bkefrmr]

Wow!! Thank you so much!!

[@Ram-pc9ts]

The icing on the cake for this bike is to put a decal on it...."Good Enough"😀

[@Teacherinasubie]

I’m getting pretty excited to see the final product. Pretty cool what you’re doing here.

[@BricelynTowne]

INSTANT GRATIFICATION!!! For us at least! Just finished yesterday's and saw this popped up while watching the other!!

[@paulcasey4935]

watching you build this makes me stare at and appreciate in a new way the frame on my fifty three year old motobecane jubilee sport. thanks for this

[@tongalizia3175]

The grass is greener everywhere,,,,YOU just have to have the right tools to do a very good job..

[@ryansoderlin975]

You can also use paste wax. The good thing about it is it doesn’t build up like wax.

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

Heat rings are the safest to slow cooling and prevent soldered joins becoming brittle .

[@Janespony]

You will need to Recoat it. This is how woodworkers treat their saw tables. The good part of this, is a bit of emery cloth will clean the service up for another coat.

[@pineapplej7310]

the type of emery cloth he typically has on hand would destroy the finish he has on this bike. Youd have to use something like 1500/2000 grit wet

[@6479rob]

I spent years around machining both in school ( machine trades) and in a tool and die shop, buy a machinist handbook there are enough tips and tricks in the book you will find it useful.

[@Daniel-yf9iy]

Really cool finish. It’ll patina nicely too over time.

[@brentbendixen4706]

I really appreciate this build. Thanks for posting everything you did, even the struggles. I think your frame turned out well so far. Greetings from Appleton WI

[@robertmcfadyen9156]

My TIG welded Cro - Mo mtb , bicycle frame from 1997 had to be completed inside a four hour period , which was achieved to a good standard . I had access to a machine shop though . I 2k painted it royal blue with gold personalised graphics a week later .

[@jbikemoore]

I've always loved the look of bare metal, what I see is titanium. It looks great to me.

[@Mark-c4t9j]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

Thanks hey!!

[@joelweinberger3695]

Interesting. I am interested to see how it holds up over time after one coat. The scientist in me would have tested it on a scrap piece before applying it to the whole bike. But I like how you jumped right into it. Great update. Now for a ride in the rain!

[@38andyp]

Your doing a great job it's coming a long nicely

[@kristidubois8400]

The beeswax finish is very cool. I'll be so interested to see how it holds up for you. I waxed the chains on 3 of my bikes (using Silca wax, not beeswax), and so far it's working great.

[@ashley-tm1uk]

i’m very impressed with your skill brother…seems like you know more than what you let on….if that natural finish holds up with just beeswax i’ll be even more pleasantly surprised… can’t wait to see what else you do … if it’s anything like your other bike, i will assume now that it is probably one that i might have over all others… salute!

[@martinprice1738]

Thanks

[@bkefrmr]

Thank you!!

[@ScottB4077VT]

Great video series! I wonder what effects one would see by adding a small amount of food coloring to the wax?

[@LacticAcid672]

Interesting - I know there are some people that like to use a mix of oil/beeswax to season cast iron cookware too, but I haven't tried it. Looking forward to seeing how long this lasts. Seems like you would have to reapply it every year or so (like you do when you use beeswax to waterproof canvas bags or whatnot).

[@amckimmey]

That’s a really cool idea. I’m curious to know how the wax could be removed in the future to paint. I might have to run a test myself with this on some scrap metal I have around.

[@nealart]

Work of art.

[@Michael-ri2eh]

I would redo it in when it summer .So I would think of rewax the bike just before the weather get cold and do it in the hotter part of the year.. wow I would like to see what it look on aluminum

[@christopherwilson9861]

I wonder what the results would be like if you just got the wax hot and painted it on a cold bike, then just went through and heated and rubbed the whole thing down at once.

[@fid420]

wonder if sweat is harder for the wax to handle compared to water.

[@FelipeTadeu-ky5iy]

if the wax doesn't work, you could use that bluing agent that gunsmiths use, that bike would look amazing in that gun metal blje

[@fleurdelispens]

rust bluing rubs off pretty easy, and other bluing methods rub off even easier. It's fine for a gun that spends most of its time indoors, but for a bike that gets a lot of wear and tear, it's just not durable enough. I do love the look of a rust blue, but if you want that look, you're better off painting.

[@michaelpeppersack8599]

WOW! that is so cool!

[@grounded-b937]

Where can I purchase those small taps, and the Wera/Wiha handle? They look very handy for light duty work

[@jimp.7286]

Another good one here. Cheers. 👍

[@Wildhauss-u2i]

Can you shamano cues an old Gary fisher? Saw the fork fix you did on one. My 20 year+ looks brand new but the drive train is getting very dated.

[@jimgourgoutis]

Did you have to team the seat tube?

[@exothermal.sprocket]

I was thinking a coat of clear lacquer, but the bees wax might prove to be interesting.

[@phililpb]

cutting those taps is a nerves moment. easy to mess thing up.

[@peterleray6084]

In the 90's after the Army I purchased a Trek 6500 Zx Mtn bike and raced in the WORS for a few years and sold the bike years later. Biggest mistake I made! Am I better off finding one and fixing it up or is the new Marlin a (China made grrr) good choice? I miss my bike!

[@uncleronny6748]

Those patina shop truck bros use boiled linseed oil over their bare metal spots. I think you will find the beeswax coming off in warmer weather and/or picking up road debris.

[@thomasullmann7447]

Really love that raw steel, areyou thinking of what adventures you'll do on this wire donkey? (Its a term from Dutch and German for a bike :) )

[@FuchsHorst]

Many tools from Germany ;) Wera, Cyclus Tools…

[@oreocarlton3343]

Will you start selling clip on pony tails?

[@phillevin6651]

I think your safe! Bears are looking for honey…. Not beeswax. Where’d u get all the frame lugs to begin with?

[@MerlinMan1579]

You should name the frame “Honey”.

[@Mark-c4t9j]

Well worth a $2 tip!

[@MNpicker]

A waxed bike isa happy bike👌

[@FuchsHorst]

You bought the fork ready-made, right? There is no easy way to create a custom yet stable/secure fork I guess?

[@ThemusMaximus]

BF did make the fork himself. You can make a custom fork the same way you make a custom frame; skill, patience, equipment, experience, and a few others that I can't remember. Check the earlier vids in this series.

[@FuchsHorst]

But the parts of the fork are standard? Part of the tubing set? Just solder them together?

[@richardscheetz2897]

How frequently do you recommend that you should lubricate spoke nipples? After each cleaning?

[@bkefrmr]

I have no recommendation for lubing spoke nipples.

[@christianverschaeren5813]

I'm not a bike mechanic but pretty sure that fork is the wrong side up.

[@pascalbruyere7108]

Something shameful that I don’t see happing in France but happening in the US is evictions. After a certain age or health conditions one should never be evicted and left in the street.

[@championkhamis12]

Wax on wax off

[@pineapplej7310]

I'm a fan of the beeswax, but I think it woulda been way more better hey if you blued the steel beforehand

[@sempi8159]

Nah. So many grey bikes around everywhere

[@pineapplej7310]

@@sempi8159 I don't recall saying graying!

[@sempi8159]

@@pineapplej7310 gun blue makes steel dark grey....

[@pineapplej7310]

@@sempi8159 depends on the steel/blueing solution, technique used. Look it up.

[@sempi8159]

@@pineapplej7310 i have done it multiple times making knives and axes. Its a dark grey tone... Never is it blue. Might schimmer bluisch in the right light but thats it.

[@MrG-254]

SMELLS LIKE HONEY (famous last words....) can we weld steel frames in Kenya and start a bikefarmer bike brand?

[@Manetty6]

#goodenoughforwhoitsfor

[@rienabelazotes7558]

Hope you can give away bike for your sub .

[@Janespony]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

Thanks hey!!

[@Teacherinasubie]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

Thank you!!

[@RatFink5912]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

Thanks hey!

[@richardborden9135]

Thanks!

[@bkefrmr]

Thanks hey!

[@richardborden9135]

@@bkefrmr love your videos! keep up the great job!

[@twintype]

Thanks!