Propolis with control of "Candida albicans" and immunomodulatory effects. Propolis is used by some string instrument makers (violin, viola, cello and bass) as a varnish ingredient. Some workers use it to seal the surface of newly made bridges. Propolis was purportedly used by Antonio Stradivari in the varnish of his instruments. Propolis is used by some chewing gum manufacturers to make propolis gum. Propolis is used to bring about a chemical reaction to convert fats and oils into automobile wax during application. Propolis Propolis or bee glue is a resinous mixture that honey bees produce by mixing saliva and beeswax with
Stitch and glue As such, unlike other construction techniques of the day, which required specialist skills and tools, Stitch and Glue was supposed to put boat-building within the reach of the average public. Although stitch and glue is similar to a traditional form of boatbuilding from northern Europe, particularly Lapland, called "sewn boats", it is not known if Littledyke's development of the stitch and glue methods was influenced by that technique. In the United States stitch and glue boat building was popularized in the mid-1980s largely through Harold "Dynamite" Payson's articles in "WoodenBoat" magazine and books on building "instant boats" designed by Phil