Heat it gently, adding one tablespoon of grated beeswax for every liquid ounce of oil. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
I do know that beeswax is available, but at what cost?. From Wordnik.com. [Naranjas Amargas para Mermelada?] Reference
To add insult to injury, the soap lathers badly - perhaps because beeswax is not a natural lathering agent. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
As with a lot of the beadwork, the surface of a plywood board is first coated in beeswax that is softened in the sun. From Wordnik.com. [Huichol Art] Reference
Ear candling involves making a hollow tube from fabric and soaking that in warm beeswax, which is cooled and hardens. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
Some of our products contain substances made by bees such as beeswax, bee pollen, propolis and honey. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
Mr. Hutt: Can you use parafine in place of beeswax?. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
To one part of melted beeswax add one part of turpentine. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
SMITH: What would be the effect of putting in some beeswax?. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930] Reference
The floor may them be polished with beeswax and turpentine. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Mechanics for Boys] Reference
She has beeswax and honey, and most valuable skins and furs. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
MR. RIEHL: Four of resin, two of beeswax and one of linseed oil. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914] Reference
PROFESSOR SMITH: Why the superiority of beeswax to grafting wax?. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913] Reference
THE SECRETARY: It should consist of purified and bleached beeswax only. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913] Reference
Besides skins, honey, and beeswax, eggs and poultry were always salable. From Wordnik.com. [Plantation Sketches] Reference
Instead of beeswax, the women used marrow which they kept in little bags. From Wordnik.com. [The Later Cave-Men] Reference
The usual resin, beeswax, linseed oil and lamp black grafting wax was used. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934] Reference
Opt instead for those that contain beeswax, shea butter, and fruit pigments. From Wordnik.com. [Maria Rodale: Don't Just Be Pretty: Have a Smart Beauty Routine] Reference
We got out all the beeswax comb and took it back to the cabin and made honey. From Wordnik.com. [The Biography of a Rabbit] Reference
When the paper was removed the beeswax retained the marks of the lead pencil. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
My way of making wax is, I take two pounds of rosin, one pound of beeswax and half. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
A little bit of beeswax at the end of it will keep the mandibles in their proper place. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
This will mix with beeswax and give the elasticity needed for winter work (in the South). From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923] Reference
Possibly we would have to increase the beeswax where trees are growing on a southern slope. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930] Reference
Trees don't like oil, and for that reason we use beeswax and only the purest kind of beeswax. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913] Reference
The one we use is three of resin, one of beeswax, and lampblack and a little bit of linseed oil. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914] Reference
Four pounds resin, one pound beeswax, one-half pint linseed oil and one tablespoon of lampblack. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914] Reference
For this purpose paper should be kept at hand, as well as a piece of beeswax, sandpaper, or salt. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools] Reference
Seated on them will be dancers wearing costumes made of cheesecloth soaked in beeswax and lanolin. From Wordnik.com. [A Downtown Dance Meltdown] Reference
Col. Sober: I prefer mutton tallow; two pounds of rosin, one of beeswax and half a pound of tallow. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
Eggs may be kept a long time by covering them with beeswax dissolved in warm olive or cotton-seed oil. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast Dainties] Reference
“It won't work,” I say to Nina while I put today's newspaper and a box of beeswax candles on the counter. From Wordnik.com. [Colony] Reference
Various hardening devices are used, but in my experience beeswax or sealing wax will be found as good as any. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting Containing Complete Directions for Making and Fitting New Staffs from the Raw Material] Reference
Many candle makers are now using natural and renewable ingredients such as soy or beeswax in place of paraffin. From Wordnik.com. [Lead? Phthalates? Keep harmful chemicals out of your home] Reference
Polishing is overrated Wood needs polishing only once a year (use natural beeswax rather than silicone polish). From Wordnik.com. [Homes: Spick and span] Reference
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