momtohaley2004 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 This is the first time I've used this wax and it's all parrafin (spelling? ) based. It is sooooooooo hard. How do you ladies cut this stuff or get it into pieces to melt in a double boiler? I just scraped it and used shavings to get what what little amount I needed yesterday but darn it's hard. LOL can you tell I normally use a parasoy blend and softer wax.....new to the harder wax please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 We use something that is like a meat cleaver and hammer it. It breaks prettyeasy if you can hit the hammer hard. You can also use a screwdriver andhammer it into the wax. There is also a heated knife that Lonestar CandleSupplies carries. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Get yourself a clean hammer and beat it! LOL What I do, is prop the slab up against something so it's at an angle, then just give it a whack (not necessarily hard either) in the middle of it and it breaks up pretty easily. I normally don't melt less than 4lbs at a time, so I don't need small chunks, but every now and then when I do, I just continue propping the chunks up at an angle and hitting them until they are about the size I need. Put them on the scale and go from there. I love this wax for votives. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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