permaculture

["Yaya Balinci" <yaya@telus.net>]

isn't parrafin from the oil industry and mining? i am interested in using a
mixture that i can theoretically produce from surface materials no mining
preferably.
also, if these are so flammable do i want them on a tent skin that may get a
spark from the wood stove?
what about beeswax, linseed oil, pine sap and maybe turpentine? what are the
reasons for the mix, what function does each perform?

thank you kindly for all ideas and insights.

Michael Hollihn,
Sustainable Forest-Farm-Garden Design
Ecosystem Mapping For Sustainable Production of foods and materials,
I use tree-free paper and digital video documentation
yaya@telus.net
604.253.2536
http://www3.telus.net/circleworks/sustmed2.htm
Vancouver, BC, Canada
*better known as NW Coastal Turtle Island


> >>I would try heating/mixing: paraffin, beeswax, linseed oil (minimum
> >>amount necessary) , pine (any conifer) sap and applying that - could
> >>add a little turpentine to make it less viscous but smell/toxicity may
> >>make that prohibitive. Heat this mixture in a large container, immerse
> >