renaissance wax

Greetings from Virginia! I never had a lathe until a friend recently gave me a 1955 Shopsmith. I fixed it up, replaced all the bearings and made a few other modifications and am now learning to turn. Pens seemed like an obvious first choice. Here is a picture of 2 of my first 4 pens. They...

I just got my little Renaissance Wax pot - really tiny... I bought it because my understanding is it will protect the finish and possibly avoid finger prints? However, i'm just wondering how to apply it... on the spinning lathe or just by hand lathe stopped? One coat or several? How much...