Thanks 🙏. Waiting for ur leather conditioning wax making. I made it by mix of beeswax, cocoa butter, & EV olive oil. Works really good... My leather is loving it. Helos in Water resistance... Only for veg tanned.
@@TeranAtelier 2parts beeswax melt to liquid condition in hotpan with high flame. Add cocoa butter 1part in that, lowflame, till it blends, stir for atleast 5minutes. Then add 1/2 part Extra Virgin OLIVE oil & 1/4 part Castor oil, blend all in lowflame for another 5minutes. Then pour it in a big mouth STEEL container. Let it cool in room temperature for 3hours & then refrigerate it for 6-8hours. That's it. Use it ONLY after dyeing. ALWAYS KEEP OVERNIGHT TO LEATHER TAKE THE CONDITIONER. MAKES LEATHER, WATER /DYE repellant after conditioning. Castor oil is only optional.
So many waxes and blends to try. I have some refined beeswax, blonde yellow and semi-transparent. Too hard to wax thread but I’m trying it noe to waterproof the edges of a bag. Then I have some beeswax bought in a leathercraft store. Soft, dark and greenish. Seems good for thread waxing. I also bought some special edge wax but I haven’t figured out what to do with it. Hard as rock but brittle. Nothing comes off at all if I rub the edges. The edge will break before the wax. And I have tried Carnuba wax which is also too hard. And others. I think blending like you do is a good approach. I want to try mixing in boiled linseed oil to make a softer wax paste that hardens after application. Or possibly another oil like Neatsfoot.
Yes it is a big area to explore, in future I plan to make some conditioning wax by mixing in some natural oils. For your hard edge wax, I recommend using a hot edge creaser to melt the wax and apply it in hot liquid form directly onto the leather edge. The melted wax will seep into the leather edge and give you a very durable edge suitable for a bag. You can then burnish and buff the waxed edge as normal after it has solidified on the leather edge.
You are a teacher and we learn from you. Thank you for the information. I hope you will reply to me with the names of the ingredients so that I can translate them
How would you describe the temper of your paraffin wax block? For example, a beeswax block is very hard and cannot be squeezed in the hand. I've come across some paraffin wax used for therapeutic purposes, but it seems rather soft, as it crumbles a bit when I rub it on a leather edge, and I can press into it a bit with my fingers. I've got a supply that will last a lifetime of leatherwork, but I don't know if it is the right consistency and composition.
Paraffin wax is mostly used for candle making so it should only be able to be marked nails and not by fingers. The one I use has the same 'hardness' as beeswax however the paraffin wax is more brittle when you break it up. It may be that you paraffin wax has a lower melting point and so is softer. At the end of the day if it achieves a glossy look on your edges then it is fine to use.
@@TeranAtelier Ah, interesting, so paraffin wax can vary regarding melting point. What I have does come from a medical source, where the wax is used in hot liquid wax baths for therapeutic treatment. It certainly is more brittle than beeswax, but I can still make light impressions with fingers. I'll have to test it a bit more.
Your beeswax looks very light yellow compared to my beeswax. Is it " white" ? Or is that just the way your local beeswax looks, maybe because of your location. I was going to get some from Amazon then I seen that there is white and yellow beeswax. I feel like I'm rambling I'm just curious. Also I enjoy your videos and I think you make the most beautiful items. I wish I had your skill. How long have you been working with leather?
Thank you! I have been doing leathecraft for a few years now. I think it is all about practice and trying different types of styles and projects. The colour of beeswax depends on the amount of impurities in it. The yellowest is the least refined and has the most impurities and it can go all the way to be cream white for refined pure beeswax. For leather work I wouldn't think it matters too much.
The wax that I made is for edges and needs to be hard to make the edge durable. Oils are added to waxes to make a conditioner that will be soft and can be applied to the grain side of leather. I might make a conditioner type wax for a video in future.
Do paraffin wax have negative effect on leather if I use it for treatment before I store leather goods for a long time. Can paraffin wax prevent cracking/deterioration of leather
Paraffin wax is very compatible with leather but is only used on edges. For use on the rest of the leather I recommend a wax based conditioner which will absorb into and protect the leather.
White candle wax is likely going to be paraffin wax but it could also be other types of waxes. You could use it temporarily, however beeswax which is inexpensive is likely going to be more useful for edges and waxing thread for stitching.
Carnauba wax could help make the wax mix more glossy but I haven't tested it. Most wax combinations of this sort are limited to varying ratios of beeswax and paraffin wax.
Nope it doesn’t - well not that you would notice or at least I didn’t! - and it just ads to the cost and makes the resulting wax compound/ mix/product much harder and therefore more difficult to apply without heat…….. It’s official! Note: this was not a controlled experiment and merely a quick test so your findings and opinion may differ from mine.
@@alandrewgibson Thanks for the update! It sounds like you may have made a harder wax similar to the Columbus wax which can be very useful. I haven't found a easy supply of canauba wax so I will not get around to trying out a mix with it myself anytime soon.
