On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 06:59:22 -0400, "Adam Kropinski"
wrote:

What is the best way to color paste waxes: aritist colors perhap?

Almost anything. I use artist's acrylics for epoxy, but for waxes I
use ochre pigments (locally mined). They come in a range of colours
from yellow to black (or even purple) and can be intermixed. Very
stable too.

For a wax I use my usual beeswax & turpentine recipe. It's important
to add a touch more ammonia if re-melting it to colour it, otherwise
the ochre tends to settle out on cooling.

I don;t use this on oak (maybe I'll start doing it, depending on the
timber) but I do like brown ochre in wax on ash, for semi-rustic stuff
like Windsor chairs. It highlights the open grain of the growth rings
nicely, but doesn't colour between the rings. I then use a clear wax
with carnauba over the top.