Carnauba wax. It's the hardest vegetable wax and melts well above blood heat so doesn't fingermark. Apply with buffing wheel and NO beeswax, which is much too soft.
David At 16:25 -0400 26/10/14, Paul Daverman wrote: > Hello all, > > I am wondering what most builders use for finish on the heads of the > friction pegs. I believe Lundberg recommended simply applying with > beeswax and buffing. I am curious if this is what others are doing and > also why beeswax in this case as opposed to, say, shellac or the such. > > Thanks for you input. > > Paul > > -- > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- The Smokehouse, 6 Whitwell Road, Norwich, NR1 4HB England. Telephone: + 44 (0)1603 629899 Website: http://www.vanedwards.co.uk
