Sanding paste or Mineral oil and bees wax finish

[John K Jordan]

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[Walter Mooney]

Thank you very much!

[John Hart]

We made a batch of wood conditioner yesterday. Beeswax and mineral oil. Turned out great. I finished a couple of cutting boards with it. Perfect. I won't be buying commercial brands from here forward.

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[Peter Blair]

John what formula did you use to make it?

We made a batch of wood conditioner yesterday. Beeswax and mineral oil. Turned out great. I finished a couple of cutting boards with it. Perfect. I won't be buying commercial brands from here forward.

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[John Hart]

John what formula did you use to make it?

Hey Pete
Beeswax.....70grams....20.6%
Oil................270 grams....79.4%

Just put it all in a double boiler and mix it up

[Kyle Iwamoto]

Hey Pete
Beeswax.....70grams....20.6%
Oil................270 grams....79.4%

Just put it all in a double boiler and mix it up

That's almost exactly the same proportions as the OP. Is it runny?
But then I guess "runny" could be many things. Ketchup could be runny.
How is the long term durability of this? I've tried pure MO, and it does nothing but soak in, and water also soaks in and warped my endgrain cutting board. I think I ran 8 or 10 coats of MO. I'm very curious on this thread.

[John Hart]

That's almost exactly the same proportions as the OP. Is it runny?
But then I guess "runny" could be many things. Ketchup could be runny.
How is the long term durability of this? I've tried pure MO, and it does nothing but soak in, and water also soaks in and warped my endgrain cutting board. I think I ran 8 or 10 coats of MO. I'm very curious on this thread.

Hi Kyle
Well I'd say the consistency is like butter that's been out of the fridge for 30 minutes. Pretty firm. You have to swirl your rag a bit to get a decent amount to rub in. I don't know the long term durability yet but it appears to be a lasting finish. Very nice.
Oh....and maybe one distinction of mine which may be different is that I used Howard Cutting Board Oil because I happened to have a bottle in the shop

[George Yetka]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfW65qrM-ZM

This is the video i used the first time i did it.

I stir every so often to speed up the melting process

[David Walser]

If you used Howard Cutting Board Oil, you used mineral oil. It's "pure food-grade mineral oil." That's according to their website. There's nothing wrong with Howard's, but you can generally find mineral oil cheaper at the drug store. ​