Vec Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I was just wondering if anyone hand any experience with rendering bayberry wax, or knew of a source for information, or even just made candles with bayberry wax. anything would be greatly appriciated(if thats how you spell it)thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I know bayberry waxc comes off of the bayberry. It is steamed off, then collected and used. I have never used it. Candlewic has it though, It is ultra expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I've used it before, it's really really spendy, and it's also very brittle and hard to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I think HenryK uses bayberry wax mixed with beeswax to make tapers. You could try to pm him, he might have some information.hthSharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vec Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 ill drop henryk a message and thank yall very much for the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryk Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Hi. I'm usually am just in the "veg" forum, but hadn't had time to log in actually until now, then saw your PM, but am replying for the benifit of the group.I just get my bayberry at Candlewic and do them around Christmas for myself. I think most people tend to be put off by the price - I know I was (I've seen 10" tapers going for 18 USD a pair) and really, BW is just as nice IMO. Its nice though having a 100% plant-based non-modified wax.I wouldn't bother with with 100% bayberry unless you are hand-dipping them and then I would watch the diameter. I only do poured tapers with a blend of BW and Bayberry. Pic here: http://www.candletech.com/cgi-local/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Discussions;action=display;num=1109857350;start=20#20Forget pillars - and for that matter votives also. I could never get votives to burn right. The real issue is the diameter of the bayberry candle. If you think about it, in the ~1700s - when they were using bayberry, they were doing dipped tapers only so the diameter was never an issue. BW was expensive so you had to be rich (i.e. churches or wealthy) to use it. Other than that it was whale fat which they could shove in tin molds. So, there are reasons why you never see anything other than 100% usually "pencil type" bayberry tapers, never votives or pillars.I do tapers with either 75/25 Bayberry/BW or else 100% BW in silicone "colonial type" molds. I don't dip anything as I find the dipped ones drip more (even straight BW) than poured for some reason (at least for me). (Further info on bayberry tapers)http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12643(Recipe)http://candles.genwax.com/candle_instructions/___0___tpr_form_bayberry.htm(Rendering Bayberry wax)http://www.geocities.com/athens/4177/bayberrycandl.htmlPM me for bayberry MSDS sheet or other techie/history links if interested.HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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