Anyone make their own carnauba wax?

[borges1]

perhaps of interest is this article. i have a copy i could send photos of. i believe this article lists sources of many hard to find natural ingredients.

Issue 13 T.O.C. – Steve Voigt – “Reconstructing the Varnish Maker’s Art: Traditional Finishes for the 21st Century”

This post is part of a blog series revealing the table of contents of upcoming Issue Thirteen. As is our custom, we’ll be discussing one article per weekday in order to give you a taste of what is come. The subscription window which includes Issue Thirteen is open now. To get Issue Thirteen...

www.mortiseandtenonmag.com

 

[WobblyHand]

perhaps of interest is this article. i have a copy i could send photos of. i believe this article lists sources of many hard to find natural ingredients.

Issue 13 T.O.C. – Steve Voigt – “Reconstructing the Varnish Maker’s Art: Traditional Finishes for the 21st Century”

This post is part of a blog series revealing the table of contents of upcoming Issue Thirteen. As is our custom, we’ll be discussing one article per weekday in order to give you a taste of what is come. The subscription window which includes Issue Thirteen is open now. To get Issue Thirteen...

www.mortiseandtenonmag.com

Yes, that's interesting. This excerpt is a bit of a tease, giving a feel for what the actual article might cover. Article 13 could be both interesting and useful, this excerpt has increased my appetite, but I'm hungrier than ever. Maybe it looks different to subscribers, but there's no additional content to us plebes.

 

[pontiac428]

I have an interesting formulary book as well. It's called the "Scientific American Cyclopedia of Formulas". Printed on very thin paper, at first glance it looks like a bible. It has formulas for just about everything under the sun -- many of which contain stuff that would get you arrested if you tried to sell the products today!

The book came out of a college library that was purging their collection of long-obsolete technical books. I also scored a 3-volume set that has some historical interest.

I love it! I might just need a physical copy for the bookshelf.

The Scientific American Cyclopedia of Formulas

books.google.com

 

[borges1]

Yes, that's interesting. This excerpt is a bit of a tease, giving a feel for what the actual article might cover.

Here is the first page and the sources. M&T is much more like a boom than a magazine. Beautifuly made and done. I highly recommend supporting it and buying a copy of you think it looks interesting. It's nothing like other 'woodworking' rags.

 

[homebrewed]

I love it! I might just need a physical copy for the bookshelf.

The Scientific American Cyclopedia of Formulas

books.google.com

For a few examples, recipe entries in the Gin sub-category of alcoholic beverages include the use of "spirits of turpentine" and/or "creosote". Some things to add to your collection of mixed-drink ingredients (not!).

In addition to the publication date (1921), I noticed that it was published by the Evangelical Press -- so yeah, there's a reason it looks like a bible!

 

[pontiac428]

Creosote and distilled terpenes somehow do seem suitable for taking a shortcut from moonshine to gin. Just not very healthy!

 

[homebrewed]

Creosote and distilled terpenes somehow do seem suitable for taking a shortcut from moonshine to gin. Just not very healthy!

Citrus oil A.K.A. limonene, sure. I use it as a relatively-benign solvent for stuff like PSA. It actually may be naturally-sourced (??). Creosote? Nope!

Citrus oil also might be suitable as one of those slow-evaporating solvents for the carnauba wax stuff. To circle back around to the OP .