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Re: extruding wax into "spaghetti"
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Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:12:24 -0400
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Aaron Morris wrote:

> At the proper temperature, beeswax is very maleable.
> I can't name that temperature, but I'm sure you can find
> it in a book on beeswax (I recommend Bob Berthold's
> book, but I don't recall the title).

From _Beeswax_Crafting_ by Robert Berthold Jr. on page 22,
"Above 90dF (32dC), beeswax is very malleable and is ideal
for carving and hand forming."

Aaron Morris - thinking buy the book!

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