I recently finished our high school's production of "Grease!" in which I had to cut my hair (which I have been trying to grow out for quite some time) for the role of Kenickie. So I cut my hair and styled it in a dovetail.

Now, the play is over, but I'm lovin' the hairstyle! The thing is it uses a lot of grease/pomade.

So, does anyone know a way that I can make my own grease/pomade/wax?

it is sad that you had to cut your hair.  i grew my hair out for about three years until it was down to my waist.  then i got tired of taking care of it and cut it this past summer, donating 15 inches(i was told my hair was also thick enough to count as two heads of hair), which surprised me.  it is now shoulder length, and i think that i will keep it this length for a while.

back on topic, perhaps you could use normal styling gel, which i have seen at the drug store for about $1 for maybe half a gallon of the stuff.(it was cheep, but would work)

other than that, i don't know what you could use.

fat from animals, supper glue :)

axl grease ??perhaps ::)

Does anyone know where I could get petrolatum? It turns out that Murray's Pomade is made of petrolatum and mineral oil so I think that if I get my hands on those materials I can make my own...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaseline

Be creative.....look around you.  If there are any beehives in the area, get out your trusty sling and knock one down.  Carefully extract the beeswax and you should be good for a few days.  Whenever I need wax for my dove tail, I always try and hit the top of the hive with a good rock, making sure not to hit the queen bee, they go nuts when I do that.....and then even I can't knock them all out of the air before it's time to turn duck tail and run!


TS

  Tumakas! You're going to put it in your hair!? ;D
         Well, if you say so.......my "recipe" is to melt natural beeswax
together with vegetable shortening ( Crisco ) about 1 part beeswax to 4 to 6 parts Crisco. This make an all " natural " material which has about the consistency of shoe polish. I use this to lubricate the cloth patches that I use for muzzleloading rifles!             .......Dan

Oh cool. It doent clog up the barrel? I always get one of those white patches (im very new to muzzle loading i dont know all the names yet) and stick that into my mouth.

If you can find it you can try lanolin. Basically, its the oil from the sheep's wool, concentrated into a grease. One brand name is Bag Balm. Not only is it gooey, but it's good for the hair. Lanolin will make the hair soft and silky.

the lanolin will also waterproof it to some extent.  you could use petroleum from just about any drug store, and not even worry about mixing in any minerals, they are probably just for the smell.

wrote on May 19^th, 2006 at 9:11am:

If you can find it you can try lanolin. Basically, its the oil from the sheep's wool, concentrated into a grease. One brand name is Bag Balm. Not only is it gooey, but it's good for the hair. Lanolin will make the hair soft and silky.

  Slingbadger!                                                                                
        So you are into Bag Balm!  :D ;D This is an old New England favorite! Legend has it that Bag Balm can cure, improve, or fix just about anything. Check out their website:   http://www.bagbalm.com
And have fun with this greasy stuff ( use your imagination! )    
                                                           ;) ;) ;).......Dan

wrote on May 19^th, 2006 at 8:41am:

Oh cool. It doent clog up the barrel? I always get one of those white patches (im very new to muzzle loading i dont know all the names yet) and stick that into my mouth.

  DTB,                                                                                            
      So you have taken up muzzle loading. Excellent!! The old "smokepoles" are somewhat cantankerous, idiosyncratic, spectacular to fire, and very messy and dirty. In other words, you will thoroughly enjoy shooting muzzle loaders!!                                            
      Oddly enough, ordinary SPIT ( saliva ) works well as a patch lubricant, although legend has it that bear grease was much favored by the eastern Longhunters and in the west by the Mountain Men.
Spit works well because black powder fouling is water soluble. I have never had any of the grease type lubricants clog the barrel, but I have had a ball stuck halfway down the bore when the fouling became really heavy. It is necessary to swab the bore once every few shots to remove the fouling to ensure easy loading. Of course, this is when shooting muzzle loading rifles with a tightly fitted patched round ball.
This explains why smoothbore muskets with undersize ball persisted in use for so long; they were not very accurate, but were easy to load even when very dirty.                                                                    
    What kind of muzzle loader are you using now?       .......Dan

some massproduced flintlock 40 cal i think.  I have been eyeing those pa long rifles they look pretty cool :) My flint lock is neat the barrle comes off so i can clean it very easaly.

Ever shoot in the rain? on my first shoot ever it just started to poor! i had to use one hand to keep the powder dry in the (i call it a flash pan, its the place where you put the finer powder to catch the spark) and use my arm and other hand to aim.

Okay, problem. There's this thing called Dax Vegetable Oil Shampoo that gets the grease out of your hair. But, I can't find it!
So far I've just been showering and washing my hair and letting the grease stay while adding a little to compensate from lost grease from the other day. Now I'm worried if I keep it in for too long it'll smell.
I've heard of adding bonding agents to your hair to help, like adding flour but, I don't feel like doing that so... what do I do?

wrote on May 20^th, 2006 at 8:24pm:

some massproduced flintlock 40 cal i think.  I have been eyeing those pa long rifles they look pretty cool :) My flint lock is neat the barrle comes off so i can clean it very easaly. Ever shoot in the rain? on my first shoot ever it just started to poor! i had to use one hand to keep the powder dry in the (i call it a flash pan, its the place where you put the finer powder to catch the spark) and use my arm and other hand to aim.

  DTB,                                                                                        
         Actually, several years ago I took a 105 lb. spikehorn buck in a steady drizzle during the black powder deer season in Massachusetts.
When the lock is uncovered you can have several seconds before it becomes wet enough to cause problems with ignition ( depending on how bad the rain is, of course. ) Historically, it was common to make an accessory called a"cow's knee" which is a leather cover for the lock mechanism. I have used large plastic ziplock bags with the bottom cut open to form a tube and the ends secured with rubber bands. This arrangement was sufficient to keep the lock dry for several hours in a steady rain, but I had to carry the rifle carefully, keeping the muzzle pointing down so the rain water would not run down the side of the barrel toward the lock. As for the buck I took in a drizzle, I had the lock covered in clingwrap. Just like the large plastic bag, I used a sheet of clingwrap wide enough to cover the entire lock area from several inches up the barrel ahead of the lock all the way back to the wrist of the stock.                                                                                    
         Just out of curiosity, what make and model is your rifle, and what caliber? Also, what are you using for a target? I have found that paper pie plates at 50 to 75 yards are good for practice as these are about the same size as the vital area ( the "boiler room" ) of a whitetail deer. The life size deer targets, although more expensive, are a lot of fun, though.                                                                    
         With summer coming, I hope you can get in a lot of range time!                                                                  .......Dan

I don't know how this turned to a thread about muskets but, whatever. ;)

The following is for the people who use grease or pomade in their hair:

Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo & Suave Daily Clarifying Conditioner work really well together in getting rid of the gunk in your hair. So, if you happen to stumble on the same problem as me the answer is right here.

    Tumakas,                                                                        
         Grease is one of those universal things that is useful for many applications! Not only do 18th century reenactors use it to lubricate their muskets and their patching material for round balls, but I have seen "mountain man" guys thoroughly smear their high topped moccasins to waterproof them for travel on the snow in winter.        
         Yes, you can do a lot more with grease than just put it in your hair. Use your imagination!   ;) ;) ;)                                              
                                                                                   .......Dan

Well i dont know much about the rifle, Im very new to this. Very very new in fact.

I did see those leather covers! I did not know what they where for. Now i know and i dont have to sound like a fool and ask someone ;D


My friend is a weilder. He cut out animal shapes out of some metal. We hang them in trees and stuff in the woods. :)

the range is pretty cool its in a vally so if you miss the target it slams into the hill and not into stupid tresspassing people. (we have had a few of them :-/ )

    Practice makes perfect, DTB!                                                    
        Shooting muzzleloaders is fascinating because it allows you to explore 700 years of history in a very "hands-on" sort of way! Let me also suggest that you read MUZZLE BLASTS and MUZZLELOADER magazines if you can find them, as these periodicals are full of useful information.                                                         .......Dan