[TheForge] Carnauba wax (Was: Japan dryer)

[Jeffrey Polaski]

> Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer:
> As i recall, the surfers like their wax to stay sticky in the cold
water
> so they can grip the board with their toesies...That's not the quality
> we desire.
> Carnauba is a very hard, brittle wax  when unalloyed.

Surfboard wax is certainly not pure. There is a fair amount of other
stuff mixed in -- I believe it's mostly coconut oil. Some waxes have
pigments or dies added, and basecoat wax seems to have some sort of
resin added. But a bar costs $1.00--$2.00, so I thought it would make a
cheap and (for some) easy way to try out something different. I've been
using straight beeswax for everything, so I haven't used any for
blacksmithing. I'd love to hear back if it does (or doesn't) work,
though.



Jeff Polaski