[Butch_Speer]

Has anybody used Feed N' Wax ? Ordered a bottle from Smokey Mtn. Tried Briwax but, wasn't happy with the way it changed the paint colors. Any comments would be welcome.

[wood-whittler]

butch,

i use it as a final finish on my caricatures and santas. i use it after i have painted and sealed the peice with antiquing{linseed oil and burnt sienna}
lettting it sit for a day or after antiquing then putting a coat of the feed-n-wax on it and letting that sit for a about 5 minutes or so and buffing with an old t-shirt and a horsehair shoe shine brush to get it out of the creases where it has gathered up.
hope this helps if not just holler

bart

[Butch_Speer]

Thanks Bart. Appreiciate the info.

[Merle Rice]

Hey
Guys, What is Feed Wax? Kinda New to Wood Carving, BE Nice. Thanks. Merle

[wood-whittler]

it is made by howards, it is called howards feed and wax it is made up of orange oil and caranuba wax, it is a good final coat for carvings, it protects those that will be handled and makes it easier to dust them also.

bart


p.s you can buy a bottle from smokey mountain woodcarvers that will last a long time.

[mdallensr]

I've been using Bri-Wax for a few years to finish my natural, wood-finish carvings and haven't noticed any darkening with the clear wax. I use the antique mahogany Bri-Wax over tung or Watco oil on my mahogany carvings, and it does add color to the oil finish. I haven't tried the clear wax on a painted carving and maybe the darkening is more noticeable on a painted surface. Do you see the darkening on a natrual wood finish? Mike

[GaryMc]

Hello, I carve soem cedar and also bark, I use it alot and love it. On bark and cedar it keep the wood finish form being too dark. I also got mine from Smokey Mts.
GaryMc

[Blake Lunsford]

I bought some at the Charlotte show from the guys at Smokey Mtn. and Bart told me if you run the bottle under warm water for a little while it will soften it up where it can be brushed on easily. I plan on using it on some Gary Falin roughouts that I purchased at the JC show. Let me know how it works for you Butch!

Blake

[Merle Rice]

Thanks Guys;
Feed Wax sounds interesting, I think I will give it a try.
Merle

[Dan C]

I got some from Smokey Mtns also, but haven't used it yet. I haven't used it because I heard a recommendation somewhere that it's not a good idea to put wax on as a final finish because dust tends to stick to wax.

Love to get some feedback on what others who have been using Feed N' Wax for some time think about this.

Dan C.