On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Joe P. <jpylka_at_earthlink.net> wrote: > Eons ago, in college, I occasionally helped a friend in the Archaeology > lab. Metal artifacts were protected after cleaning by immersing them in > melted beeswax with maybe a little carnauba. The coating is hard, thin, and > did a good job of protection. > --Might want to try that... > (It wouldn't surprise me one bit that nowadays this form of conservation > would be frowned on...) > Beeswax would be an excellent protective coating; I'm only surprised that I didn't think of it earlier since Sue and I kept bees for years and recently discovered that we *still* keep bees. (A swarm of bees discovered some of our stored hives tucked away in an isolated corner of the shop's storage yard... so now wwe have a couple more hive boxes prepared just in case we get another swarm.) Bees are amazing little critters unfairly maligned for stinging (most stings are from hornets or wasps) and their wax and honey couldn't be more "green". Since the shop is only 2 blocks from our lake house I enjoy looking at the flowering plants in our garden and seeing "our" bees happily working away. Mark's idea of using candle wax would work even better using beeswax. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 12 2010 - 08:29:45 PDT
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