How to Make + Use Canvas Wax
Waxed canvas is tough, weather-resistant, and meant to get better with age. Eventually, though, the finish wears thin. That’s where a little wax comes in.
Our Fern + Feral Field Wax uses just three ingredients: beeswax, pine rosin, and jojoba oil. No added fragrance. No unnecessary nonsense.
Simple Canvas Wax Recipe
By weight:
- 70% beeswax
- 20% pine rosin
- 10% jojoba oil
For a 20 oz batch, that’s 14 oz beeswax, 4 oz pine rosin, and 2 oz jojoba oil.
Melt the beeswax gently in a double boiler. Add finely crushed pine rosin and stir until completely dissolved. Remove from heat, stir in the jojoba oil, then pour into tins or molds and let cool.
How to Rewax Canvas
Start with clean, dry canvas. Rub or spread on a thin coat of wax, paying extra attention to seams, corners, folds, and other high-wear areas.
Warm the surface gently with a hair dryer or heat gun until the wax melts into the fibers. Work in more where needed, then let everything cool completely.
Rewax whenever the canvas starts looking dry, loses some of its water resistance, or has simply been through some shit.
Make it yourself, or grab a tin of Fern + Feral Field Wax. Either way, keep good gear going.
