Anklets preparation

[OutFlying]

Having reading A Manual for Hawking there was a preparation for anklets using 1 oz of beeswax combined with a 1 oz of vegetable oil - melted over heat then leather anklets placed into solution for ten minutes.

Anyone used this method ?

OF.

[Tim Laycock]

I havnt used it OutFlying, it certainly sounds feasable and Im sure it would keep them supple for an extended period.
I tried this preparation:-

1 oz of beeswax and 2 1/2 oz of candle wax melted and mixed with 15 fl. oz of medicinal parafin, then poured into a lidded container and left to set.

Water just beads off leather once its been with it treated.
I now use nothing else 8)

[Gaz]

Nice try Blackbird :P :!: ...more details ...very interested... :finga:

[Falconry Equipment International]

I havnt used it OutFlying, it certainly sounds feasable and Im sure it would keep them supple for an extended period.
I tried this preparation:-
1 oz of beeswax and 2 1/2 oz of candle wax melted and mixed with 15 fl. oz of medicinal parafin, then poured into a lidded container and left to set.

Water just beads off leather once its been with it treated.
I now use nothing else 8)
Sounds Like Glasier's recipe to me :wink:

[Tim Laycock]

Sounds Like Glasier's recipe to me
You are right SJ, essentialy it is.
He lays down instructions on how to make it in his book Gaz, but they are no more specific than the ones I have posted above

I was given the recipe written on the back of a focus point at a club meeting by a falconer who shall remain nameless
(he tried to pass it off as being born of his own labours but as I was later to find out, it clearly was not)
regardless of this its still corking stuff!
As I say I use nothing else :D

[Jastreb]

Freshly picked piece of beeswax!

[Tim Laycock]

My father used to keep honey bees and he ended up with a stockpile of the stuff.
It was cast into blocks the size of house bricks and he had about fifteen of these blocks in a hessian sack in the garage.

I dont know where they went :x

[Mikey]

my grandfather still keeps bees.Apparently just bees wax n oil will give you same result as with bee and candle wax + parafin!The candle wax being less 'pliable' than bees(the parafin softens the candle wax....wich is cheaper than bees)..So my grandad says,I have yet to try grandads theory,but i'll use his first!!!can any one let us know b4 hand if they fancy experimenting

[Tim Laycock]

Yes thats right, the candle wax is infact parafin wax, so it makes perfect sense.
It's certainly cheaper :D

[OutFlying]

where can you buy bees wax from ?

[Gaz]

:?: ..From a bees-wax shop :!: ..god,..some people eh!! :roll:


Anyway,..stop p#####g about on the comp and get on they guards ya bum :butthead: :mrgreen:

[Bill]

1 oz of beeswax and 2 1/2 oz of candle wax melted and mixed with 15 fl. oz of medicinal parafin, then poured into a lidded container and left to set.

This sounds like Woodfords recipe from A Manual of Falconry (1960) which predates Glasier by a long way. Only thing is, it is 5fl Oz of liquid paraffin. Beeswax is available from chemists shops.

[OutFlying]

:?: ..From a bees-wax shop :!: ..god,..some people eh!! :roll:


Anyway,..stop p#####g about on the comp and get on they guards ya bum :butthead: :mrgreen:

Just waiting on the machinist to sew them up.

[Coedhirion]

try any hardware store..they use it for polishing furniture too :lol: :lol:

[OutFlying]

http://www.honeyshop.co.uk/honeyshop.html

found some, thanks

[Gaz]

See, :lol: told you...a beeswax shop :finga: :mrgreen:

[Tim Laycock]

:lol: :mrgreen:

[Mikey]

If people r interested i will ask my grandfather if he wants to sell any bees wax...although i have no idea what sort o price it should be.Outflying..how much did you pay and for what quantity?

[OutFlying]

95p per oz

[Mikey]

Ok,have just left a message for grandad,i know he trades his wax in for other gear he needs!So if anyone is interested in beeswax i'm sure we can get a better price!?However i would like to verify outflyings' price(i'm an untrusting git,and i'd have to do something about someone trying to rip off a war hero!!!)Although i realise that does seem a lot of money.Some of you might be interested in the quality of beeswax you buy!?? I found this and found it gave grandad and i so much more to talk about!!!!

[Mikey]

http://www.mari-el.ru/homepage/nadir/obtaining.html

[Mikey]

why that didn't work b4 i don't know!!

[OutFlying]

Ok,have just left a message for grandad,i know he trades his wax in for other gear he needs!So if anyone is interested in beeswax i'm sure we can get a better price!?However i would like to verify outflyings' price(i'm an untrusting git,and i'd have to do something about someone trying to rip off a war hero!!!)Although i realise that does seem a lot of money.Some of you might be interested in the quality of beeswax you buy!?? I found this and found it gave grandad and i so much more to talk about!!!!

verify away Mikey, the link is here - I promise I haven't hacked into there web site and fixed the price.................. :wink:

http://www.honeyshop.co.uk/honeyshop.html

[HawkStir]

Try 1 part lanolin, 1 part beeswax, and 2 parts mineral oil. Works great on any leather. It also helps dry, chapped skin. It's also food safe and won't support fungus.

[Tim Laycock]

It also helps dry, chapped skin. It's also food safe

But for heavens sake dont put it on Eczema or Occupational Dermatitis :!:

Lanolin,Contrary to popular belief, can act as an irritant and aggravate both the above conditions.
:D

[North East Harris Hawker]

i wet my leather to make it supple then cover it in ko cho line
works for me 8)