Dubbing wax components?

[chugbug27 0]

McClelland (1898) melted one part of the finest, lightest colored rosin with one part turpentine to make a liquid tying wax. He kept his in the type of metal foil containers that are used for storing artist paints. Apply to the tying thread with fingers before tying, remove from fingers with turpentine. Here's a link to the relevant page in his book:

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b259210?urlappend=%3Bseq=65%3Bownerid=9007199259568340-71

Leisenring used rosin, beeswax and lard, here's the relevant passage from his 1941 book:

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924068965494?urlappend=%3Bseq=36%3Bownerid=27021597767354547-40

(Note: these are tying waxes, not dubbing waxes... And you can buy them much more easily and cheaply as well....)

[DWSmith 0]

Thanks chugbug27!  Good information.  👍

It certainly beats tracking down 10 year old or older Tibetan male yaks.

[chugbug27 0]

And getting close enough to get that Q-Tip in their ear is challenging as well.

[DWSmith 0]

14 hours ago, chugbug27 said:

And getting close enough to get that Q-Tip in their ear is challenging as well.

I'll bet it's even more challenging/dangerous during mating season.