POSTED FEB 05, 2023
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Episode #237 – Wicked

SYNOPSIS:

Walking through the plan to make Taper Candles

EPISODE GUIDE

Agenda

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

00:23 – 04:03 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

04:03 – 07:28 | Part 1: The 1970s inspiration for tapered candles appreciation

07:28 – 12:14 | Part 2: The value of beeswax candles

12:14 – 18:05 | Part 3: Disclaimer – I plan to do this, and that doesn’t mean I know how to do it

18:05 – 19:30 | Part 4: Getting Organized – things you will need

19:30 – 22:37 | Part 5: Using a Hot Plate and Olive Oil Tin for holding melted wax

22:37 – 24:34 | Part 6: Crafting a dipping rack to hold the wicks for dipping

24:34 – 30:15 | Part 7: Handling Wax for the process

30:15 – 34:06 | Part 8: The importance of a Stabile Rig – and Safety in the operation

34:06 – 37:44 | Part 9: Wicks and Wax Processing

37:44 – 50:14 | Part 10: Wick Construction and Priming

50:14 – 57:21  |  Process Run through

57:21 – 60:00 | Closing Comments

EPISODE LINKS

Link |  Hand Dipped Beeswax Candles – The Everyday Farmhouse

Link |  How To Make Perfect Dipped Beeswax Taper Candles (In An Old Tin Can) – WAY OUT WEST with Sandra and Tim

Link |  Priming Wicks

Link |  How to Make Beeswax Candles

Link | Nov/Dec 2016 issue of Countryside & Small Stock Journal

Link |  The Everyday Farmhouse – Hand Dipped Beeswax Candles

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