Hand dipped candles

[Chris]

Look what is exactly the right size candle mould for a lantern that I’m making!!!!!

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If you wrapped that in toilet paper I bet it’d fit nicely on a toilet roll holder.

 

[Nice65]

Nice work!
I have made the odd beeswax candle, dipped, sand cast and cast in old mince-pie foils often just using cotton string for wicks (not ideal but ok if you loosen the twist in the string a bit) and they do give a lovely light!
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If I’d been round yours I’d probably have eaten those little cheddar cheese ones

 

[Tengu]

I did sound a bit absolutist, didnt I?

Ill have to try a beeswax candle but I always have no end of odd and ends of paraffin wax about, so I use that first.

When I was in Cornwall I used to make a lot of outdoor candles, -extra thick wicks, in oyster or scallop shells.

These I used as party favours to get myself invited to Other Peoples Barbeques...

Anyway, whatever wax it is, making candles is Great Fun and doesnt require much equipment.