How To Make Perfect Dipped Beeswax Taper Candles (In An Old Tin Can)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ส.ค. 2014
- Home-made beeswax candles are a real pleasure to make and to use - and they make a perfect gift too. Everyone should have a go making them (especially if you have children and/or bees?). The key to doing it successfully is choosing the right containers in the first place. In this case we’re using an old gallon can that once contained wood-preservative. (Cut the top off with a can-opener.) Whatever you choose, it should be deep and straight-sided, or you’ll have to heat more wax than you need to. The outer container just needs to hold enough water to keep the wax melted.
These are cotton wicks - you can get ones made especially for beeswax (but they all seem to work). Keep the wax just above melting point - any hotter and you’ll only have to cool them more between dips. Or wait longer.
Purists among you will say these need rolling - well we like them with the odd wrinkle. After all, they’re home-made and they should look it. If you want them smoother, just roll them between wet, flat boards while they’re still warm.
And if you want them parallel and not tapered, you’ll need to turn them upside down half way through the process (why would you bother??).
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Hi,fellow Yellowbelly.☺
i love hearing the bees buzzing in the background every once in a while?!
I've never used bee's wax for this but it definitely works with paraffin wax. Instead of having your dipping container filled all the way up with wax have half water and half wax. As long as the water stays hot the wax will stay liquid, and the water always goes to the bottom and the wax to the top. The candle will collect wax as it passes through the top layer so hitting the water won't affect the length at all, it will also collect wax as it passes back up through the wax on it's way out of the container. If you keep the hot water topped up you will eventually use all the wax in the container so less wasted wax sticking to the sides as well.
Jenny Fox Excellent idea Jenny - thank you. Will try it the next time for sure..
@way out west did technique this work for you?
It'll take me forever and a day to get enough stubs to do even two tapers, but honestly this video is the bee's knees, no music, no voiceover, just the facts. Well done. Beeswax is the best candles, bar none.
Today I thought, "Watching taper candles be dipped is probably oddly soothing." I'm glad I found this, I was so right! Thank you for posting! I may eventually try it out myself.
Hi there. Do you sell that candle? 🤔 I looking for buy 300. Shipping un Germany
Wow. One of the best candle video and the easiest one
So true, it really is a simple process. No need to complicate it like a lot do!
This is why I never question the price of Beeswax candles when buying them. Much work goes into making them. We still have a set of very long tapers that we bought in Williamsburg, Va 20 years ago.
I have been dipping candles for years. Mostly the same way. But I never dipped them in water between the wax dip. Good job. Hutch
Beeswax candles are very expensive, and I use a lot of them to light a very big room, so I always make mine like this. Gives the beautiful warm glow if you light a lot of them in one room.
I have a whole lot of beeswax from candles I tried making the melt and pour way which were a disaster because beeswax cools so fast and needs a much thicker wick than I'd used before. Now I know what to do with them! Melt them again and make dipped candles! Thanks so much for your savvy and simple videos that not only inspire but entertain as well!
Any wick you recommend?
Hy plz tell me how to make candle wax .because my friend birthday and I am to much away form city .plz tell me
@@anumyassen8087 I know it's been a whole year, and I hope your friend's birthday went well, but the wax is purchased (this video uses beeswax) and then melted.
yes, in case anyone is still wondering: beeswax is made by bees! and sold to us the candlemakers.... or used by the apiarist themselves for candlemaking. best from Australia (Down Under)
yes, in case anyone is still wondering: beeswax is made by bees! and sold to us the candlemakers.... or used by the apiarist themselves for candlemaking. best from Australia (Down Under)
I love the farmstead sounds of this video, from bees to cows...thank you! Want to try this with my students
Something about your hands, they reminded me of my hard working grandmother, wish I got to spend more time with her before she passed..Thanks for this awesome video
This is my first honey and wax harvest. I find your method simple and effective, I love to watch how the candles form. Thank you so very much for uploading this video.
Beautiful. You make the best videos. You use what you have or what you find. Simple, rustic, practical.
(smacks head) Thank you so much for this video. Had never even thought of dipping the candles in cool water between wax dips! This will save me so much time!
Beth DeRoos Ah ha! Happy to help : - )
Fabulous, loved to watch them being made. So calming and relaxing and I bet they smell beautiful when they burn.
Brilliant to attach weights with the wax itself! I have been tying them which seems so silly now!!! Gorgeous twisting 2 candles together! Thank you so much for sharing your ingenuity.
Beautifully crafted, clear and concise instructions. Thank you.
This is one of the best "how-to" videos I've ever seen!
one of the best demos i've ever seen about anything, thank you and greetings from county down....
Oh my, the twisted ones are beautiful!
This is awesome! The subtitles are greatly appreciated too 👍
Thank you for taking the time to post this video, you have saved me so much time with these simple tips and ideas.
please respond love your silent video, my daughter is deaf so she can understand PERFECTLY!!
+Peter Burritt Good to know that, Peter. Sometimes we get told off because we don't talk enough in the videos! Thanks for watching and best wishes to your daughter
The reason I particularly love this video is because you DON'T talk. Simple, clear, no blah blah blah.
I’m partly deaf so I can’t appreciate the video enough for the same reason!
@@WayOutWestx2 I love this video because I mostly watch at night with the sound off, and with your videos I can understand everything!
I have about 50 boxes of old brood wax frames. I just made your steam melter and now I am a keen follower of yours! I have 8 hives now, down from 40 a few years ago but this winter my plan is to do all things wax related. Melt the combs, make foundation, candles, creams, salves and wood finishes.
I like your scale, simplicity and efficiency. Thank you for your lovely video's. Keep up the fine work!
Wonderful 👍🏻🙌🏻 it takes a lot of work to make them! Now I am going to value the people more when I buy my candles!
Brilliant. I don't have the fancy molds. Who needs molds when you got ingenuity .. thanks so much ... 👍
I love what you have done. It looks so easy. I'm going to make a bunch of them. Thank you so much for posting this video.
This is incredibly helpful! We made small tapers using this method today
I feel ready to start my own candles now. :) This is a very peaceful video.
Thank you so very much for sharing this easy to follow, and to the point tutorial! I have a small container candle business I opened and have been running since October of 2014. I've been wanting to venture out into making pillars and tapered candles for quite some time now, and this video is definitely going to help me in this process! Thank you again! And I hope you have a happy and prosperous New Year!
Thanks, Jamie-Leigh. You too.
When I was young, some 50 years ago, we lived near a bee keeper. Dipping candles was the way we earned extra money and there was a flurry of dipping activity in the weeks just prior to Christmas. We too used the nuts for weights and a water pitcher for a cooling bath.
Thank you for this video,,, I have not thought of those dipping days in early winter for quite awhile.
bluemtnsman probably people have making candles for thousands of years - it's nice to be part of the line, isn't it? Thanks for watching so many of our little videos - you probably know us quite well by now! Best wishes from Ireland!
I like the way you set up your tools. It's much safer. Thank you for the idea.
I'm in love with this channel. Just a breath of fresh air to this youtube channel.
Great video! Wax candles are so much better than whatever they make most candles out of now.
Last time I checked candles are still made with wax.
You must be talking about bees wax what was use here and paraffin wax which is made from crude oil.
Thank you for sharing this. What a great and simple way to make candles!
Fantastic video! I'm going to try this technique tomorrow at my farm with some of the 100kg of bees wax my Aunty randomly gave me! Thanks for the help
Love this! My friend has a hive and does not know what to do with the wax. I shall show this to him!!
Beeswax is great for a number of things: Candlewax, polishing, lipbalm etc etc
I love this. So simple and straight forward. Thanks for the video
Simple and to the point. Quality video, exactly what I was looking for for reference.
Thanks for the tip. I never knew how those thin candles are made. Very informative. Thanks.
This was so beautiful and calming!
This is such a joy to watch. So pro!
Good job mate! Thanks for sharing and good luck for beekeeping and candle making
I love the classic method 🕯👌🏽🌸✨
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Very well made, informative and calm without any music just natural sounds... thank you!
Thank you very much!
This was a fantastic tutorial! I can’t wait to try this myself :)
This is such a great and informative video! Thank you so much for sharing! Can't wait to make beeswax candles to give as Christmas gifts. :-)
I love this video and this application! Superb !
I love candles that are long and thin, I think they have better character
Thank you for sharing on the twisted candles tip, i will try it out.
I wish I could give this video a thousand likes to appreciate my a thousand thanks. Have a blessed day!
I love this video. Thank you so so much for sharing! I have always wanted to make candles and this shows me how doable it is. I appreciate you!
Glad it was helpful!
This was such a lovely and informative video, loved sharing it with my kids as well, thank you!!
That was so informative and the captions were so helpful. Thank you.
Beautiful job!! I can't wait to try this! great video.
beautiful! I hope to try this over the summer!
This is amazing video! Your candles are so beautiful. I've been wanting to do this and you've inspired me to try it. Thank you so much for the information.
***** cheers Aidann - always good to inspire someone before breakfast : - )
Good luck with yours!
how is going? are you still making candles ?
Wonderful tutorial, and thank you for showing the whole process start to finish! I'll be getting some beeswax to make my own soon, I like the short 6" tapers but finding any nearby for a price I can afford is difficult... just buying the wax and dipping them myself seems to be the most economical option!
Thanks so much for this wonderful video! I might get brave and try making some beeswax candles some day.
This was the highlight of my morning.
Great video, thank you. My son and I in Henderson NV are just learning about how candles are made.
Very helpful video. Answered all my questions!
Thank you from the state of Pennsylvania, USA Great Job
That was beautiful, Thank you.
Awe.. I really enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing. -Oregon
Good and informative video. I'm going to make my own candles now. Thanks!
Thank you, I'm trying it for the first time, tomorrow.
Thanks. Just what I was looking for. Great informative video.
Very beautiful! Thank you 🙏
Very helpful video... I'm going to try it just as you described and demonstrated.
Your candles look very beautiful.Thank you for the video and for the clear instruction,i got some wax and i want to try and make some twisted candles.
Thank you! Great video and beautiful candles!
Glad you like them!
Lovely! Thanks for sharing 🤩
This video is just what I want! In my country, this dipping technique is not open and I have no choice but to take an expensive exprt candle class. I really appreciate to you.:)
Thanks, Nare Kime : - )
wow I love this!!! I am going to try this at home
These are fabulous. I burn candles all the time. Junk candles.
You've given me a fun project!!
Thinking shorter fat ones. Maybe 4" tall and the with of little less than a votive.
Can make them when I'm not canning quail eggs or making goat milk soap.
Thank you so much!!! (Mostly for keeping it simple)
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I will be doing candle making at school for Colonial Day. Thanks for the great video.
Marilyn Phan You're welcome Marilyn - hope they come out well for you!
BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for posting and sharing! From California = )
Superb video! Thank you for sharing your talent and experience. And so funny!:
down, dunk. . . down, dunk. . . Love it. Thanks again!
Best video I've ever seen no talking!
Thank you for this video. Cheers from New York City!
Absolutely beautiful 🥰😍🥰
Thank you so much for posting!!!
Thank you so much for this tutorial vídeo. God bless you!
Thank you so much for sharing this craft.
Love the twisted one
Very very cool. And great video without talking
Thank you for uploading this video.
Thanks for sharing this, I always wondered how candles were made!
Beautiful!
Excellent video and instructions! Thanks!! Mike from New York
Michael Hide cel Thanks Mike from New York!
absolutely love this video and technique
Very informative and to the point thanks for sharing.
Very good video!! Thank you!
Best tutorial!!
Super helpful video! Thanks!
Always wondered how this was done. Thanks for the nice video!
Thank you for sharing this technique sir. :)
Great video as always I love the way you have to make kit from what's available to hand a great skill
Thanks Paul - as they say, necessity is the mother of invention!