You can emphasize the texture of a wooden surface with a special finish. Various stains and varnishes are offered for sale. They are easy to work with. But they have a big drawback - toxicity and unnatural composition.
Currently, waxing wood as a technology for preserving its structure is more popular. Natural wax or oils are used.
If varnishes form a film on the surface, then wax compounds penetrate deeper. At this moment, the pores are filled, which increases the strength of the surface and does not disturb the texture of the wood. The material is strengthened from the inside.
Benefits of Waxing
Waxing wood is called an effective technique for coating a wooden structure and has been used for years. The main components of wax compositions: beeswax, additives of inorganic origin, oils. Ready-made formulations are available for sale that can be used immediately after opening the container. They make the wooden surface smooth, with a touch of velvet. The wood texture becomes brighter.
- Waxing wood protects against moisture penetration.
- The coating allows the wood to breathe.
- The compositions protect against microbes and fungi.
- The surface is scratch resistant.
- Any type of wood can be processed.
- Manufacturers produce compositions of different colors.
- Beeswax is non-toxic and does not harm health.
- The treated structure emits a pleasant smell.
- The product retains its appearance for a long time
Wax is resistant to moisture, sun and chemicals. At home, these advantages will be useful for processing, for example, an oak barrel. Waxing an oak barrel will reduce losses when storing drinks in it.
Two recipes for homemade oil-wax for impregnating wood
Hello, dear readers and DIYers! Surely many of you make various products from natural wood, and you know very well that the key to their long service is not only competent pre-drying of the material, but also high-quality finishing of the surface with various oils, impregnations, or varnishes.
In this article, the author of the YouTube channel “Rag 'n' Bone Brown” will tell you about a fairly simple method of making oil wax at home for finishing impregnation of wood and products made from it.
The fact is that this is a truly wonderful finishing coating that not only protects the wood from moisture, but also smoothes out all the unevenness and roughness of the surface and gives the wood a unique, barely noticeable gloss.
Materials. - Natural beeswax - Linseed oil - Mineral oil - White spirit - Screw-top jars - Rags.
The author’s innovation lies in the fact that he decides to combine oil and wax and thereby speed up the process of finishing wood. In addition, the author intends to prepare a mixture of two types: one for cutting boards and wooden food utensils, and the other for other wooden products. The first mixture will be composed of safe components that, upon contact with food, will be harmless to humans. Whereas the requirements for the ingredients of the second type of mixture will not be as high.
Waxing composition
Treatment of wooden surfaces is carried out both at home and in industrial settings. The waxing composition is several components that are in different proportions among themselves, forming mixtures of liquid, soft and hard consistency.
Compositions are produced that differ in shades, density, viscosity, and consistency. They are based on one or several esters of higher acids and alcohols. They are beeswax. As a constituent element, various types of carnauba wax are often found. The basic composition includes vegetable oils: flaxseed and olive; ethereal extracts of pine needles; wood resins; drying oil Drying oil is not added if vegetable oil is used in the quick drying recipe. According to the technology, drying oil is formed spontaneously.
Waxing barrels with wax: common mistakes
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