[TheForge] TreWax: Indian Paste Wax

[jerry Frost]

Next time a person takes an Advil or other shiny tablet, let it sit a couple
seconds and taste it. It's a bit sweet because it's coated with carnuba,
heck so are some candies like M&Ms. There are a lot of good food surface
finishes, be good to have a list for future use. Eh?

Jer
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Regarding food use, I used to use Behlen's Salad Bowl Finish, an oil product
that seemed to work well, though not cheap.  I first used it on a butcher
block someone had thrown onto the curb in Queens ca. '83.  It was gross and
a corner was broken out of it.  I re-glued the corner and ground about 1/2
off the top, which was laden with tallows of all sorts.  Down to bare wood,
I used the oil and it soaked right in.  
Several coats worth.  Dunno if it polymerizes like linseed, but it was
flavorless and imparted no color to the wood and I'm still here to write
about it, so I guess it did not poison me.

No idea whether it is still available.