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At Wooded Carving Company, we believe there is certain joy in the touch of well-finished wood. But that satisfaction is not the only reason to rub your boards often. It’s a matter of protection, longevity, ease of use, and leaving a vibrant glow for your showpiece.
Give it a touch of Jack!
Jack Wax is a simple and effective trio of wood conditioners, designed for cutting and charcuterie boards, but well suited to treat other wooden food surfaces in your kitchen, from bowls to utensils. We formulated Jack Wax with carefully-sourced ingredients, fine-tuned to our favorite blends of beeswax and complementary oils and waxes for different states of wood and rubbing outcomes.
The easiest way is simple: give it a quick rub on a regular basis. After rinsing and scrubbing your board a dozen or so times, or after about a month, the typical oil finish on a cutting board will begin to dry out, leaving a dull and dry-to-the-touch surface in part or whole.
Jack’s answer for the regular waxer is Jack Wax Rapid Rub, the softer of our two wax blends. Rapid Rub is a solid compound with just the right firmness to leave a waxy sheen, but with a higher oil content to replenish your board.
You’ve got a board, but perhaps you haven’t conditioned it in a while (or ever... we don’t judge). Or, like us, you’ve made a board yourself and it’s never been rubbed. What to do?
Jack Wax Timber Tonic is a liquid wood oil conditioner for just such situations. We developed Timber Tonic to bring our boards to life, with just the right blend of Coconut Oil and Food-Grade Mineral Oil for nice, hydrating action. Then we blend in a touch of our favorite Beeswax that preconditions the wood for proper waxing.
Jack Wax Stiff Shine is our favorite hard wax for great finishers. Stiff Shine is our hard wax blend, with Beeswax, a touch of all-natural Carnauba Wax that elevates the finish and adds a distinct shine, further elevating the contrast and color of wood grains. All-Natural Coconut (MCT) Oil is used to soften to a firmly spreadable compound.
When should I use Stiff Shine, you may ask? It’s always a good last step, to put it simply:
Jack Wax is carefully sourced, born from our own high standards in our wood shop. Our central ingredient, Beeswax, is sourced and melted down from purified blocks from a New England-based supplier of regionally and US-sourced beeswax. Our oils and waxes are carefully sourced at Food-Grade standards to give your board a surface that’s beautiful, well-conditioned, safe and ready for you to whack away at!
