sheets of bees wax and lump of wax cut out
Beeswax was among the first plastics to be used, alongside other natural polymers such as gutta-percha, horn, tortoiseshell, and shellac. For thousands of years, beeswax has had a wide variety of applications; it has been found in the tombs of Egypt, in wrecked Viking ships, and in Roman ruins. Beeswax never goes bad and can be heated and reused. Historically, it has been used: As candles - the oldest intact beeswax candles north of the Alps were found in the Alamannic graveyard of Oberflacht, Germany, dating to 6th/7th century AD In the manufacture of cosmetics As a modelling material in the lost-wax casting process, or cire perdue[19] For wax tablets used for a variety of writing purposes In encaustic paintings such as the Fayum mummy portraits[20] In bow making To strengthen and preserve sewing thread, cordage, shoe laces, etc. As a component of sealing wax To strengthen and to forestall splitting and cracking of wind instrument reeds To form the mouthpieces of a didgeridoo, and the frets on the Philippine kutiyapi – a type of boat lute As a sealant or lubricant for bullets in cap and ball firearms To stabilize the military explosive Torpex – before being replaced by a petroleum-based product In producing Javanese batik[21] As an ancient form of dental tooth filling
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