Aunt Bee

Thanks Perky!

Thanks so much to both of you. Now to decide between concave and flat :smiley2:.

I've never used them before and am getting ready to order a few. My question is...how do you wick them and do they have a hole in the bottom? I know this is probably a silly question but the ones I've seen don't seem to have the platform on the bottom. I can only imagine using a wick pin but that wouldn't work on the ones with a concave top. I haven't made pillars in years but my nephew has asked me to make a unity candle for his wedding in a month and I got rid of my molds a long time ago. As a rule, pillars don't sell here but I had several requests last winter so I think I'm gonna add them back and maybe offer three sizes and thought I would go with aluminum to avoid rust. Thanks in advance for any help ya'll can give me. The pillars in the gallery are a great inspiration!

4627 is actually manufactured in two different locations and there is a slight difference in the appearance and texture although the burn and throw are identical. I order by the pallet and request a particular lot number when I can because the only difference I can tell in a finished candle is that the more yellow, softer "vaselinish" version produces a deeper color and I like to have it for my batches of reds at this time of year. On the other hand the type you have now produces a firmer candle. If you order by the case, pay attention to the batch number and location on the box you have now. BTW the last discussion of any sort on this subject that I've seen was years ago on the old TSR so I don't think you would have ever found it in a search. Back then we chalked it up to just different batch runs on the production of the wax and it wasn't until I questioned a distributor that I was told about the difference.