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From: Pat Missin
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 16:18:02
Subject: RE: Beeswax Alternative?

Mark Nessmith wrote:
>
> Has anyone out there ever tried soaking a wood comb in oil, say, overnight
>to seal/moisture-proof it? I would think that a light, non-toxic oil -
>sunflower oil? - would soak right into the wood rendering it quite a bit
>more water-resistant than normal. I guess the trick might be in wiping off
>the excess oil without cracking the comb.

That's the least of your worries...

As an experiment, take a piece of wood, soak it in sunflower oil and leave
it somewhere warm. Check it after a few weeks and I am pretty sure that you
will not want to put it anywhere near your mouth!

-- Pat.