Top 5 Homemade Wood Sealer Recipes

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Tin Cloth - Works for wood too: 24 % of weight Beeswax (could be subbed by Petroleum Wax if you're REAL cheap), 75 % linseed oil.
Reminds me I need a new pair of Tin Pants. A little japan drier speeds things up and some Grape oil adds flexibility.

Here's another to go with the Tin Pants, rubber from cut-up old inner tubes dissolved in Kerosene in a water bath makes a permanent waterproofing for work boots. Add rubber until no more will dissolve. Remove from heat and add some enamel thinner, stir and keep in a sealed can. This works but will ruin a pot and doesn't look nice plus takes about two weeks to dry.

I have some old recipe books going back to the mid 18th century. Interesting reading but I don't know what half the ingredients are!