VerticallyEnhanced Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 So I bought a fundraiser candle from a friend's daughter to help out her dance team. I ordered a 10oz apoth jar. I usually will buy other handmade candles when I come across them...I just like to see how other candles stack up. I have found some great ones and some duds, but this is the first one that I scared the crap out of me. It was double wicked. I think it is a soy blend. It was SO over-wicked that in 30-40 minutes, the melt pool was at least (if not over) an inch deep. The thing that really put the fear of "house fire" in my head was that the flames were constantly dancing and occasionally doing so OUTSIDE the rim of the candle. Now you and I know when you burn a candle, you keep it away from flammable objects which I did. Actually after seeing how fast it burned, I set it in the sink. I was curious to see just how deep I could get the melt pool say in minutes of burn time, but fear won out and I extinguished it. Had there been anything flammable (paper, curtains, etc) within 3-4 inches of this candle, I am convinced it would have gone up in flames. the other thing that paled in comparison was the weight. It was labeled a 10oz Nt. Wt. candle. Now I can somewhat understand being a up or down an ounce when you are hand pouring candles, but I put the candle on the scale prior to the first burn and it weighed 14.1 ounces. It was a very heavy glass jar...I bet it weighs more than four ounces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdawg Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 oh wow that sounds scary, hopefully no fire will be reported from these candles that they did as a fundraiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyl55 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 That is scary. You need to tell your friend so they don't use that person for any future funs raisers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VerticallyEnhanced Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Yeah, I already told her. I need to tell the candle maker too in case it was maybe a legitimate mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavenScentU Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I would return the candle and and get a refund. That is not right to have a candle burn incorrectly. Hopefully by returning the candle will make this person go back to testing and fix the problem. It really makes us candlemakers that make quality handmade candles look bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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