How To Carve Candle Wax

Melt enough wax in each vat to cover the candle when it is dipped and add the dye gradually to get the color you desire.

How to carve candle wax. If candle tunneling occurs over time youll end up with a ring of hard wax around the outside of the candle. Press the base to the candle. Candle tunneling occurs when only the center of the wax right around the wick melts and burns down.

These beautiful candles are made by partially cutting off - using a sharp knife or a Stanley - slices of a freshly dipped candle and twist or curl them in various shapes and directions. Focus all your positive energy into the intention you want to imprint into the candle. Also after dipping the candle into coloured paraffin wax you may dip also in normal white paraffin wax.

Now we finally came to the carving part. Choose an instrument to carve the wax. Try to keep water drops off the candle as you dip.

Determine your total fragrance load. Step 2 Place the stoneware plate in the bottom of the soup pot place the pop bottles in the pot and then fill the pot to within an inch of the rim with water. Candle tunneling can occur in any candle regardless of the quality or type of wax but it is more likely to happen with cheap candles.

Normal candle has anywhere from 20 to 30 layers of wax. Bend the smaller cuts down and under. If you go through a lot of dip and cool cycles you will notice that some excess wax might form at the bottom of the candle.

You normally will have around 15 to. The candles you carve will be treasured for their permanent beauty because they burn candle oil and not the wax of the candle itself. It would not be so noticeable when you are done.