Found a bar of beeswax at an estate sale.  Melted some of it in a coffee can 
in a pan of boiling water.  Then diluted it with turpentine to the 
consistency of Crisco. Put the resulting glob  in a jar with a lid.
Use it a lot for sliding applications and as finish on things like fences. 
The turp evaporates, leaving a nice soft finish.   It is SAFE.  To bad I 
didn't think of the chapstick thing.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Don Schwartz
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 3:32 PM
To: oldtools@r...
Subject: Re: [OldTools] wax or oil

I wouldn't like mineral oil because it never dries, and it might
interfere with gluing. I wouldn't like linseed for the reasons that