Beeswax

[Squirt239]

Recently I was given about 20 lbs of beeswax. I'm not sure what the heck I'm going to do with it, and I was looking for suggestions. Please bear in mind I know candles would be a good idea, but I'm looking for more "creative" ideas. Bullet lube?

What say you, INGO?

 

[Sfrandolph]

You could use some of it to wipe down your wooden rifle stocks. A small amount of the wax will weather proof the wood and make it look great.

 

[bft131]

And if you don't want it, I'll take it !!

 

[Stschil]

Take pine cones, wrap them with candle wicks (loose spiral) then dip in melted beeswax. They make excellent fire starters and are fairly water resistant for use in outdoor situations

 

[theweakerbrother]

Natural Laxative!

 

[kjf48197]

Use it to protect any wooden cooking utensils or cutting boards.

 

[92ThoStro]

Egg carton firestarters

 

[Coolhuntermike]

here are ten ways to use beeswax....

10 Uses for Beeswax | Green | Health & Safety | This Old House

 

[CountryBoy19]

Take pine cones, wrap them with candle wicks (loose spiral) then dip in melted beeswax. They make excellent fire starters and are fairly water resistant for use in outdoor situations

Such a waste of bees-wax...

Bees-wax is one of the few, if not only, clean burning waxes there is. It also has a relatively high melting point meaning it doesn't normally get soft and "gooey" if it sits in your car on a hot day. And it's use in cosmetics and other specialty products makes it much more highly sought after. For anybody considering making fire-starters out of bees-wax I will trade you 1-1/4 pounds parafin for every pound of beeswax. I can even give you scented parafin if you want. Or plain, unscented if not. I can also trade complete emergency candles too.

 

[mdemetz]

Often used in DIY cast bullet lubes.

 

[ol' poke]

Beeswax+Crisco = Black Powder lube!

(also a very nice wax for the 'stache! Wifey says it smells like honey )

ol' poke.

 

[jgoeden]

I'll take some of it!

I know you can take sawdust and melted wax and make those firestarter sticks, not sure if you can use beeswax but worth looking in to.

 

[Walkersdlx]

I use it to make skateboard wax for sliding rails and curbs.

 

[sgtonory]

Ya if you want to sell some of it let me know.

 

[Dorky_D]

i'll take it. To me any kind of wax would be very valuable in a disaster situation...especially beeswax.

 

[jstultz]

you can use it to waterproof canvas as well

 

[Stschil]

Such a waste of bees-wax...

Bees-wax is one of the few, if not only, clean burning waxes there is. It also has a relatively high melting point meaning it doesn't normally get soft and "gooey" if it sits in your car on a hot day. And it's use in cosmetics and other specialty products makes it much more highly sought after. For anybody considering making fire-starters out of bees-wax I will trade you 1-1/4 pounds parafin for every pound of beeswax. I can even give you scented parafin if you want. Or plain, unscented if not. I can also trade complete emergency candles too.

When one has bee hives, one is free to use it in many different ways

(Before its asked, most my frames are still a year away from retirement, so I won't be harvesting any wax until this fall)

 

[PapaScout]

I've used it for older furniture drawers to help them slide. Also as a metal protectant when I was blacksmithing.