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My block of beeswax looks the same as ExtraMile's except for the color. Mine looks yellow. I use it religiously for lubricating wood screws. (I use only old fashioned flathead wood screws (with new fashioned Phillips heads). No deck screws here!!! nor the fancy ones from screw vendors.

Dead center tail use prevents all burning.

I've had the wax block from before the shopsmith. Afer years of use it is still mostly there. only the edges have been removed.

charlese wrote:My block of beeswax looks the same as ExtraMile's except for the color. Mine looks yellow. I use it religiously for lubricating wood screws. (I use only old fashioned flathead wood screws (with new fashioned Phillips heads). No deck screws here!!! nor the fancy ones from screw vendors.

Dead center tail use prevents all burning.

I've had the wax block from before the shopsmith. Afer years of use it is still mostly there. only the edges have been removed.

Cool. I've never been 100% satisified with either bar soap or liquid soap as a screw lubricant, due to the inevitable slight mess from flakes or drips, respectively. At $13 for a lifetime supply of beeswax, Amazon will be getting an order from me. Commission to be shared between you, Reible, and ExtraMile.

BTW, we used to get comb-in honey from time to time when I was a kid. Sometimes from the store in a jar, and sometimes straight from a hive. My mom used to claim that, as a girl, they chewed the wax when they couldn't afford actual chewing gum. So I gave it a try myself. It was great for about five seconds, until the honey was all gone. After that that, it was just too ... well, you know ... waxy.

Your mom might have chewed paraffin wax, always in the kitchen for sealing home canned jelly.

I have chewed a lot of bees wax. They used to sell honey with a hunk of comb in the jar. As kids we could hardly wait until the honey went down enough to pull out the comb without spilling everything.
If I remember correctly the little store that sold penny candy sold honey/bees wax. I think the honey was sealed in the wax and the whole thing was wrapped in paper. If I am remembering correctly the paper was light tan with red label.

In any case the neighborhood bee keeper brought me a jar of honey and a jar of bees wax just dripping honey. Better than any gum I ever had.

Paraffin wax breaks down quickly when you chew it.