There are smart ways, using ammonia, I think to make furniture cream, but good honest beeswax polish can be made, basically, by mixing beeswax with turpentine (genuine, not substitute). I use a honey jar, either crumble up or put through a cheese-grater the wax, pour in turpentine (in about equal volumes), shake a bit, then wait overnight. Some advocate heating (e.g. in a water bath), but the mixture is extremely flammible and this is too dangerous for me. With patience, it will all dissolve anyway. Keep the lid on most of the time or it will dry out. For application (e.g. to oak furniture), I use a bit of coarse hessian sacking kept for the purpose, leave to dry and finish off with a linen cloth. Any good? -Brian Styles *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* Dr Brian C. Styles, Computing Systems Manager Medical Research Council Telephone: 0223 330380 Biostatistics Unit International: +44 223 330380 IPH, University Forvie Site Fax: +44 223 330388 Robinson Way JANET: [log in to unmask] Cambridge CB2 2SR. Internet: [log in to unmask] ENGLAND. Last resort: [log in to unmask] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *