Use a DIY Wooden Wick for Beeswax candle making
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2019
- I want to first start off by saying this was an experiment, One of those moments where you see something and think. How hard could that be? Well, this was harder than I thought.
Let’s start off by creating the wooden wick when I did my research for this project I read that using softwood or hardwood didn't matter, I also saw that some people soaked their wicks in olive oil. More on that later.
I started off by selecting an old piece of cedar thinking that the smell would be amazing. Cutting it into a thin strip, I then planed it down to about 1mm thick. Using a utility knife cut some strips about 1cm wide.
Wick is done!
Now grab some beeswax, the beeswax that I used was sourced locally and raw. Raw beeswax is nonprocessed or refined so it has some impurities in it. If you’re looking for beeswax and don’t want to pay crazy high prices, try contacting a local honey producer and see if they sell beeswax directly.
Now what you will see me do is melt the wax using my camp stove because I don’t have a stove in the garage. I would highly recommend that you use a Double boiler to prevent any burning. The beeswax is also extremely hot and knocking the wax off of the camp stove would be a disaster and very dangerous.
After checking to see how long I needed the wick I cut two lengths and dipped it in the beeswax to hold them together.
By now I had already done a few tests. I tried the cedar that I started off with, Would not stay lit at all, I then tried soaking it in Olive oil and I don't know whose idea it was to use olive oil but it smells terrible.
My final product was maple and people works perfectly.
Being very careful pour the melted wax into a canning jar holding the wick to the side for a bit, the wax will begin to set rather quickly depending on the temperature, Once it sets up a little center the wick and pours in the rest of the wax.
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Hello , lovely video, u hv a way, i wanted to ask "wht is the type of wood u are using to make these wicks?"
My main product is custom woodwick candles and I've always wanted to make my own Woodwicks to use in them but never knew the process so thank you for sharing. Definitely now a goal of mine.
Awesome, thanks for watching!
Lovely to see that maker knife in action! That ceramic blade looks like it could cut the air!
Also I love the flicker and sound of wood wicks. Well done! 🥪🥪
Thanks man! I chipped the tip on that blade so how I'm on steel! Ceramic for lighter duty stuff.
...you have some amazingly-badass skillz by the way! I'm in love with you and your woodwick beezwax candlez. 🤟😎💚
I’ve never seen homemade candles be created before. Thanks for sharing! We just subscribed and look forward to watching more of your videos :)
Thanks, There were some trials and error for sure! :)
Nice job with the wax and the wooden wicks. Thanks for giving us some great ideas.
No problem 😄
Also, have a look at the video description, I ended up using Maple. And it turns out that different waxes all melt and burn differently so there is definitely some experimenting that you might need to do!
Nice candle! And to remind us to preserve the bees!
Seems like since I bought the wax, and actually made the candle ( years later ) the cost of the wax has gone up by a tone!
Thank you so much Brother for showing how wooden wicks are made. Heartily thank you 🙏✨
No problem, happy crafting!
@@heyimamaker Hey man Thank you so much once again, Basically I'm a fine artist and I make paintings. I made 3" Diameter thick candles with thread wicks for my clients as new year gift. Later on I realised it's not right. And I can't find wooden wicks around here so I thought to make by my self. Your video was a huge help. Appreciate 🙏🌸✨❤️
This is really cool Adam!
Thanks Grant! There was a lot more trial and error than I had expected for what I thought would be a simple project :)
Wow, now this is truly a DIY, excellent video
Thank you! Cheers!
Impressive. Job well done!
Thank you very much! 😄
A wooden wick? I was sure that wooden work. Geddit? That wee stove is as cute as all get out! Lovely vid mate, really enjoy your shots and editing style. Thanks for all your efforts.
Sorry for the very late reply, that's my camping stove :)
Very cool! I make bees wax candles, but I buy my wood wicks and use sustained clips to hold in place. There's nothing better than bees wax for a clean burn! ❤❤❤❤
Brilliant ❤
Beautiful, thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Genius!
Dude, that was badass.
Ken
Thanks! One of the more frustrating videos! but learned surprisingly a lot.
there's like 1000 wood candle videos and this one was superior to them all!
Thanks so much!
Hey mate, hope your still seeing these comments. I have tried so many different woods for this, but my issue was I was buying planks and not using seasoned firewood. That seems like what you did here yes? Did you try any other fire woods other than maple?
Hey, so in the description I mentioned that I started with Cedar and switched to hard maple. I had a TONE of problems as well. What I learned is that many waxes melt and flow differently. So a bees wax melts at a different temperature than soy or paraffin, and that unfortunately means different woods work better.
You do want a really dry wood, but it needs to work with the wax.
I'd suggest making a few tests, don't invest any time into making it look nice.
Hope that helps a little.
Very relaxing video. I've recently failed making wooden wicks and seems mine were too thick.
I'll also try your method of using 2 thinsticks.
Thanks!
Thanks!
It did take a few tries and I think the type of wax also plays a role in it. There are soy based, paraffin and then bees wax like I used.
I outlined some of the differences in the video description if you wanted to check :)
Cheers!
@@heyimamaker Thank you for the reply. I'll check it out!
I love the way the wood wicks sound when lit. Did you add any essential oils or anything into the wax? Too funny we both put out videos using beeswax on the same day.
haha, I know. I shot this a few weeks ago and your video reminded me to post it :)
Nothing in the candle, I thought that the wick would add a scent but it doesn't really do too much for the smell but when you blow it out you get that woodsy smoke.
@@heyimamaker ha ha. Too funny. I'm not sure what all people put in candles to scent them.
I love that you have shared with us making wooden wicks. I was wondering if you could make wood wicks that are wavy with different widths? 4" wide, 2" and 1"? This would really give my candles that something extra that would make my product stand out. I will subsribe to your channel. Thanks soooo much!
I'm not too sure, I did have a hard time getting the wicks to work consistently. But what worked the best was two very thin pieces of wood stuck with wax together. If it worked wide it might be hard to light.
Thanks for watching :)
Hey that’s great! Does it work well after you get down to the wax?
It is hard to light for sure!
Can’t find the right size wood wick online so making my own and I’m looking to buy bandsaw what company is yours bandsaw ?
what kind of wood did you use for the wick ? my fiance makes canddles for fun but would like to make a few wicks for her
I tried a few but for bees wax thin maple worked best. I guess not all waxes wick the same.
Tried and this does not work long term. The wood can not wick up the wax fast enough to maintain a flame. Eventually the wood burns down and smothers itself.
It was much more finiky that I had thought. But the thin maple worked well for me. With no because it burns slower and the charred wood holds it's shape better than a soft wood. But getting it lit is better done with a BBQ lighter.
What if we'd drench the wood in (olive) oil first?
So first that was so cool! Second did you have treat the wood with something to make it burn?
No, I tried a number of methods. The cedar that I started off with at the start didn't work well at all. I then tried soaking the cedar in olive oil ( something I saw on the internet ) also didn't work well.
Ultimately two thin strips of maple worked awesome.
There were a lot of variables!
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I'm so jealous send me some please lol
Hi there! Do you sell your wood wicks? I'm trying to find crackling ones with good reviews but so far online review are poor on most amazon wicks. Thanks in advance
Hello, I have been making beeswax candles using amazon bought wood wick. Not sure what kind of wood its made of. Candles burn fine in the beginning but a few hours later flame gets too big. I found that the wood doesn't burn off but becomes longer as the wax melts. I have started cutting the wick (with a nail cutter) when I am about to relight or when flame gets too big and smokey. What do you think is happening? What am I doing wrong? I live in Pakistan and we don't have maple trees. Do you recommend any other trees? Appreciate your help, thank you!
Hello Nadia,
You know when I started off with this project I thought that it would be simple, I spent the better part of the day redoing this. I first tried a softer wood like cedar thinking that it would smell nice. It burned too fast, and never stayed lit. Then I tried maple, and it worked OK. What I found worked the best was two very thin strips. It seemed to allow the wax to be pulled up in between the two pieces and also let the wood burn much better.
Unfortunately, I don't know what type of woods are available to you but something like Burch, or Beach might also work well.
I hope that helped, and good luck!
If your still seeing the comments for this, do you think cotton wood could work at all? I have read the other comments and I will experiment of course but an experienced opinion can make all the difference sometimes. ... In my opinion lol
It's possible, but I'd suggest testing. Different waxes melt at different temperatures and wick differently.
Where I live I think we call cotton wood poplar ( makes the fluffy stuff in the string ).
If you try it, let me know how it works out!
Wait maple wood or you dipped the cedar into maple syrup? And if you used maple wood what did you dip the wood in
Lol, I started off using cedar, but in the description explained that it burned too fast so I ended up using Maple.
what did you dip wick into before you put it in candle???
That was the melted bees wax. I don't know if it should be done bit I felt that it couldn't hurt :)
What Pacific tool are you using to smooth the wood I'm not totally sure
He was using a block plane. It's a small low angle hand plane. A sheet of sandpaper on a flat surface can achieve the same thing
Yup, I was using a block plane. If you keep your eyes open you can find them used for a decent price.
But sandpaper will also do the job if you can cut the wood thin enough, but this step isn't necessary.
What wood do you find works best?
It really depends on the wax you use, Soy, Paraffin, and Bees Wax all melt and flow at different temperatures. I found that Maple worked best with this Beeswax.
Hi, which wood did you use to make the wick?
In the end I used 2 thin strips of Maple.
What wood did you use? Does any type of wood work?
In the end it was Maple, I started off with Spruce but I learned that different waxes melt at different temperatures and different woods will wick the wax differently.
The end result was natural bees wax and maple.
Hope that helps!
@@heyimamaker Thx!
Do you know if balsa wood works?
I think it might burn too fast. I had to try a few different woods.
Paraffin, soy, or bees wax all burn at different temperatures so it would take some experimenting
Are these wicks from cut tree's?
Um sort of? They are wood, but the wood was dry.
what kind of wood is that
In the end I used 2 thin strips of Maple.
Can you use any sort of wood? Fresh pine available here but worried it might sputter with sap or burn too fast?
I tried cedar without success, so I ended up using two very thin pices of maple. I didn't try pine but you might be right in that it could spatter.
@@heyimamaker Thank you, good to know! I love the smell of softwoods, but hardwood does seem like a safer bet - cherry might be kinda fancy! So cool - awesome video :)
@@JosephineHingston Thank you, and if you give it a try let me know how it goes :)
Is this soy wax?
It's Bees wax, and smells amazing!
Hi again! I totally forgot to let ne candles cure!! I was so excited.. it started tunneling and I don't smell the scent. Should I let the candle cure now?
Another pointless silent video.... ?
Another pointless comment...!
I appreciate that, but you are not explaining what and why you are doing your procedures. How can people learn if you don't clarify your actions
@@kworsfold And that is fair, many people don't enjoy talking and one day I may do a voice over version. Many if not all of my videos have a written description.