judyvega Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Judy, it's gonna be strange for ya... palm wax is just a different sort of beast. When I first dripped some, tried to scrape it up and it powdered, I knew I wasn't in Kansas anymore... It's pretty stuff - I think you will enjoy it!Have fun, Jenn! Hope everything works out well for you now!Yeah, I know it'll be strange. It came last night (my UPS sucks, doesn't get here until seven or eight at night) and I still haven't done anything w/it yet. I eventually want to pour it into hexes, but I don't have any yet, so I'm going to just pour my first one into a wide mouth mason (3 inch diameter). I don't know where to start w/the wicking! I have all the LX sizes. Any suggestions on a starting point? Please? lol I think I'm going to pour Bartlett Pear from Peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I don't use LXs, but I just try using whatever CDN wick I would have for soy wax of similar size. Sometimes it was the same, sometimes needed more or less, but it's a place to start anyway... Maybe someone who wicks palm with LXs will give a shout... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyvega Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Thanks - I actually just went ahead and wicked it w/a 16 - we'll see what happens! So strange not having to break up a slab and wait forever for it to melt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Judy how are your adventures in palm land going??? I just got a trial 5# from candlewic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen B Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Just an FYI for Stella, I was looking at the Gold Canyon catalog today and about freeked when I saw Palm pillars. (I believe it was feathering palm) So the attempt at mass production has already started. From the little I've worked with this wax I don't know how they can "Machine" do it and not have a really horrible candle with tons of air pockets, but.... well I won't go there. Stella really knows what she's talking about with this wax. It is a different beast. Once you get the hang of it, it's not as difficult as it sounds, but Stella has excellent advice for dealing with this wax. Karen B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Sigh... I am sure it's already begun because the manufacturer in Malaysia from whence most of our palm wax comes, already offers candles as well as colored waxes for production use. :undecidedDas okay - there will always be a market for quality, especially since it is becoming a rare commodity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyvega Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Judy how are your adventures in palm land going??? I just got a trial 5# from candlewic...It's been put on the back burner for the moment - maybe I'll get back into it soon, not sure :undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bells4shells Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Very very interesting read. I haven't even tried to burn my votives I made the other day. I'm a bit scared now that I've read the responses in here. haha I'm about to make a new batch. Going to try the tapping bubbles out method and see where that takes me. Was going to do 2 lbs at once, but I'm going to stick with 1 lb as to not overwhelm myself. I'll be back with results later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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