[Elfsea] candlemaking from beeswax & etc.

[Rhonda New]

Using an appropriate containter, fill it with sand, make a deep
"impression" of the desired mold into the sand, fill the impression
with the wax.  The beeswax will come out of said containter
successfully, although with a little sand attached.  The sand can
be scraped off or left on the candle.  Hint:  Ornaments (jewels,
beads, etc. pressed into the sides of the impression will stick to
the candle as well.

/Ly Elizabeth Hawkwood
(who spent many a younger year on Padre Island making
sand candles...)

Timothy Rayburn wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> I just wanted to share a bit of experience from someone with about 50
> pounds of beeswax still in his possession.  Beeswax is far more
> demanding of molds than Paraffin variations of wax are.  Beeswax will
> bond onto just about any metal mold you put it into.  There is little
> to no shrinkage with beeswax and so is just clings to the walls of
> molds wonderfully.  There are sold, considerably expensive, molds for
> beeswax that are rubber that can peel back away and resist being bonded
> to.  Expensive goes in the area of 70 bucks per mold.
>
> For most of period, according to my little bit of research, candles
> were of one of two types.  The first is dipped candles to create tapers
> or their kin.  The second is container candles where the container
> molded but stayed with the candle.
>
> That said, let me know if you put together a candle-making party.  I've
> a keen interest and will pick it up more so once I finish my move and
> my shop is setup in my new garage. :)
>
> Timothy
>
> --- Jane Sitton <jane.sitton at radioshack.com> wrote:
> > Wonderful!  Thanks for the idea!  The added benefit of Dixie cups is
> > that
> > you can tear them off if they won't slide off.
> >
> > Madelina
> >
>
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