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joe_meadmaker

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Made some candles
Feb 16^th, 2022 at 10:09pm

At some point I got the idea I wanted to try making a candle. I consulted all the expert advise on YouTube, and tonight was my first crack at it. I used the dipping method and the candles are made of beeswax.

They haven't been lit yet, but I'll give that a try tomorrow. I want them to fully harden before doing that. Not sure if it's going to become an occasional hobby, but there will be at least on more session. It was actually a pretty relaxing activity. Other than getting wax all over the place.

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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13682 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Made some candles Reply #1 - Feb 17^th, 2022 at 7:03am Looking good. Do you buy the wax or make it yourself?
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 2922 PA, USA	Re: Made some candles Reply #2 - Feb 17^th, 2022 at 9:56pm The wax was purchased. I don't remember where I got it. Probably online somewhere I'd guess. I bought it quite a while back when I was actively making bows. I used it for the bowstrings. After these two candles, I think there's still about 3/4 of the wax left, so plenty more. And they work!
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StaffSlinger Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 458 Florida	Re: Made some candles Reply #3 - Feb 18^th, 2022 at 9:02am Nice work! I've dipped a couple candles in my time, for reenactments of various kinds.
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vetryan15 Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1913 Northern Maine Gender:	Re: Made some candles Reply #4 - Feb 18^th, 2022 at 11:25am Thats awesome. Im hoping to get some beeswax this year from my bees. I would love to try that
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Made some candles Reply #5 - Feb 19^th, 2022 at 2:22pm Very good looking candles Joe. They have a more traditional look that really appeals to me.
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IcedFlame Descens Offline Victory through discipline Posts: 108 MN	Re: Made some candles Reply #6 - Feb 20^th, 2022 at 7:16pm I made a candle a few weeks ago, except instead of beeswax I rendered some suet (cow kidney fat) and used that. It is a lot different than wax. It works just fine though
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 2922 PA, USA	Re: Made some candles Reply #7 - Feb 21^st, 2022 at 5:19pm IcedFlame wrote on Feb 20^th, 2022 at 7:16pm: I rendered some suet (cow kidney fat) and used that. That's cool. I haven't heard of that before. I should be doing my next attempt sometime this week. I've got some red dye and want to try using that to color it.
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IcedFlame Descens Offline Victory through discipline Posts: 108 MN	Re: Made some candles Reply #8 - Feb 21^st, 2022 at 7:17pm All candles used to be made of animal fat, until the invention of paraffin wax. Candles made of animal fat emit a extremely small amount of smoke that’s why it was replaced by paraffin, and also beeswax. Also I forgot to say up there nice looking candles
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Re: Made some candles
Reply #9 - Feb 22^nd, 2022 at 7:24am

you got a really nice shape to those, the mark of consistent dipping

I'm surprised you don't have your own bees, with all the honey you use for the mead.

Stick the hives just inside the wood line at the top of your property and they'd be fairly well sheltered.

And you know what they say: 'it is better to light a single candle, than to sit and curse the darkness'
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