Wax Rope Burn

Let them dry and you now have a fire starter.

Wax rope burn.

Then you have to wait another 10 15 minutes for the wax to cool before you can feed more through to burn. You want a clean cut. To use just light the cotton end not covered in wax and let it go. Enjoy the pleasure of suprise candle burning temperature for about 52 degrees centigrade absolutely will not burn your skin.

Very safe to use. Leave a portion about 1 4 of the pad free of wax. A simple action that when i mention it people seem a bit surprised. Waxed cord i use this 8mm waxed nylon cord a bowl of water and or a fire extinguisher safety precautions a lighter.

Burns for up to one hour before automatically extinguishing. You can feed up to 3 inches through the clamp for a worry free burn time of one hour. Candle by the hour uses coiled pliable beeswax to create an auto extinguishing rope candle. Feeding it through the clip is not easy either what with the wax drippings clogging it up.

Melt the wax over low heat on your stove and then gently dip the cotton pads into the wax. Melt the end a bit. You may have to gently use your fingers to twist push together cord to make a seal. Paraffin wax the kind sold in bulk for canning melts at around 120 votive candles around 135 taper candles at 140 or higher and beeswax at 145 or higher.

Apply lighter to end of cord. You can only feed 2 max at a time through the clip to burn and that 2 burns away in 10 15 minutes. The lower the melting point the less chance you have of ending up with a nasty burn in a potentially sensitive area so wax that s soft at room temperature is best. Cut cord with a sharp knife or scissors.

Burn the end of the cord. Let the end cool off. It s made of high quality wax so it s safe to use. This candle is a joke.

The ideal way to finish such a rope is to use a sailmaker s whipping short of the end cut the core shorter than the sheath and then burn the end of the sheath to enclose and cover the core. The candle by the hour features a brass stand and. I ve used the veet easy gel face wax for normal skin in this video these are meant to be delicate on the facial skin and not cause such irritations and prob. As promised here are more great cord knotting tips tricks and tutorials with more on the way too.

Each inch of candle burns for approximately 20 minutes.