The Displaced Louisiana Guy: Bee Grease

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Bee Grease is a roughly 50-50 mixture of lard and beeswax. It's a great leather restorative.

It's amazing what a little polishing and care does to an old pair of shoes.

Anonymous said...: Sounds about like what's in Obenauf's, though I'm sure they don't say "lard."; January 30, 2014 at 11:16 AM
The Displaced Louisiana Guy said...: Heh. Call a spade a spade, i guess. learned the reciepe working in living history in Florida a few years back. i was doing apprentice work for a leatherworker, and that's one of the tricks he showed me. inexpensive to make, works better than most commercial products, and a little goes a long way. I made a 1lb batch about 3 years ago, and still have about 1/5 lb left. If you're not a leatherworker, a pound will last you 10 years.; January 30, 2014 at 12:13 PM
Nancy R. said...: I make the same thing but with equal parts lard, beeswax and Neatsfoot oil (NOT the compound). I love it!; January 30, 2014 at 12:56 PM
The Displaced Louisiana Guy said...: Yup, it's good stuff, Nancy. Marko, the leather worker that taught me always put Neatsfoot Oil on first, let it dry, then applied the bee grease. I dunno why he put it on first, and never thought to ask him.... I just took it for granted that it was done that way. Just goes to show that there's more than one way to do just about anything :); January 30, 2014 at 5:31 PM
Pawpaw said...: It also makes a great BP bullet lube. And guess who's got a big chunk of beeswax, if you want to make another batch.; February 1, 2014 at 1:04 PM