Once I
read this post, I knew I had to give my poor parched woodware some TLC. I got my hands on some beeswax, melted it at a 1:3 ratio with coconut oil, and got busy.
Here's what my wood stuff looked like before I buttered 'em up:

One spoon, halfway buttered:

And after buttering:

So am I late to the buttering crowd? How do you take care of your wood gear?
I have about half a batch of this wonderful mix left over; would anyone local like to use the rest?
And one final perk: my hands feel TERRIFIC!
“Assuredly it is a great accomplishment to be a novelist, but it is no mediocre glory to be a cook.” -- Alexandre Dumas
"I give you Chicago. It is no London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in every chitling and sparerib. It is alive from tail to snout." -- H.L. Mencken