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Just a fun gift-turning for a party favor tonight. I also wanted to try out the Angelus shoe-polish that was one of the waxes tested by Fine Woodworking in a recent issue. Desert Ironwood from my scrap-pile:


Drilling through the scrap piece:



Rough-rounding on the bench:



A bit better rounding:



Polishing the final assembly:



Happy woodworking!

Chris

nuhobby wrote:Just a fun gift-turning for a party favor tonight. I also wanted to try out the Angelus shoe-polish that was one of the waxes tested by Fine Woodworking in a recent issue. Desert Ironwood from my scrap-pile:


Drilling through the scrap piece:



Rough-rounding on the bench:



A bit better rounding:



Polishing the final assembly:



Happy woodworking!

Chris

Shoe wax, whoda thunk it .....

I wish I had time to turn. I have done a little and it fascinates me ....

Nice work!

Shoe wax is an interesting idea. Anyone know what kind of wax they use in shoe wax ? Since it comes in so many colors it could offer some interesting possibilities.
Paul

I think they all have beeswax and carnauba wax mixes, and various types of solvents to help them go on, dry fast, and buff out.

Angelus is supposedly silicone-free, while some of the specialty Kiwi waxes may have silicones in them.

A few years ago, a salesman told me that the tints in Briwax were natural tints, while shoe-wax tints may have other sources.

But overall, waxes are fairly similar. I do like experimenting, though!

Chris

I was looking for a different sort of hardwood lately. I ended up buying a small slab of Milo wood from an e-seller in Hawaii. This turned out to be a handsome wood for a pen:


Happy woodworking! Happy New Year!

Chris

That's nice!

Everett

Nice job.