Howard butcher block alternatives

[cava]

I then got some food grade orange oil and mixed 1/3 mineral oil, 1/3 beeswax and 1/3 orange oil. This consistently goes on easily and is my favourite.

Is the ratio by weight or volume?

Also where did you get the Orange Oil from? I have some Gilly Stephensons Orange Oil, is this acceptable?

George

[groeneaj]

I do it by weight, so 100 grams of mineral oil and 20 grams of beeswax.

The orange oil I use is Gilly Stephenson and it’s equal parts with the mineral oil and beeswax. The pic below was part of a small batch I did a few months ago. I include these with the boards that I sell.

I put all the stuff in a mason jar and once melted, I stir the ingredients and let it solidify. If I’m testing a new ratio, I let it sit for a little while in the mason jar and then test the consistency. If I’m happy I melt it up again and pour into the containers. If it’s too runny I add beeswax, or too hard I add mineral oil.

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