J.F. Hensler wrote: > > I threw together my own grafting wax last season after giving away the=20 > commercial stuff....... It attracted dirt, cats, and was difficult to=20 > use. > =20 > Easy recipe: Melt 4 1/2 to 4 3/4 oz. Beeswax in 1 qt. Mineral oil = > stirring gently and constantly. Let cool. That's it. > We did both notch and angle grafts, laid on the grafting wax, then = > wrapped the join in plastic grafting tape.=20 > If you want an exceptional skin balm, just add four or five opened = > vitamin E caps as well. The balm works the same way on skin as it does = > on grafts... it keeps the moisture in. Hands stay soft. Scion wood = > doesn't dry out and die. > Christy Hensler > Skip & Christy Hensler > THE ROCK GARDEN > Newport, WA=20 > http://www.povn.com/rock/ In the days when I lived on an apple producing farm, my Father and Grandfather made grafting wax with beeswax, resin and (I think) linseed oil, but I am not sure of the proportions. I can get the recipe from a brother, I think. I know the resin was an integral part of the mix. They melted everything together in a double boiler, old cotton cloth was saturated with the mix, then torn into one inch wide strips and wrapped around the graft. It was flexible, waterproof, and as I remember, adhered nicely to itself , thus easily staying in place. Please respond if you want me to pursue the correct proportions of this recipe. Eunice Wonnacott