Question from Emily
Hi all,
We just set up the baby’s (very non-toxic) wooden crib and I had to get my husband to make homemade bed risers for the legs of the crib so get it at the right height to the bed, so we could have the crib mattress at the lowest setting but still have her right nearby. We bought wood bed risers from the store, but they smelled SO toxic to me that I returned them after using them one night. So the homemade ones he made are just carved from a block of fir…But now we want to finish them to make them darker (to match the crib so they don’t stand out so much) and to also protect them.
I wanted to use a totally non-toxic finish, so I thought about beeswax. I looked online and found tons of beeswax finish recipes, but they all have turpentine! (And mineral oil, which I don’t mind using, but not turps…)
Would it be Ok to make a wood finish with just mineral oil and beeswax? What would be the downside to NOT using turpentine?
Does anyone have a good wood finish recipe?
Thank you!
Debra’s Answer
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