Making Early American Style Hand Dipped Beeswax Tapers - Part 1
This is our Beeswax Hand Dipped Tapers Image Gallery showing how we make them. It will show every step in our candle making process or making these Colonial Style Beeswax Candles.
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The wax frames are now ready to be put back into the melter to save the wax, then we will re-wick them and start over again.
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The five frame pieces to be cleaned are now tied together with wick or rubber bands and put into one of the compartments in our candle tank.
This compartment holds mostly water and the frame parts are submerged so that the wax will melt off.
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Melting the Beeswax on the frames
The five frame pieces to be cleaned are now tied together with wick or rubber bands and put into one of the compartments in our candle tank.
This compartment holds mostly water and the frame parts are submerged so that the wax will melt off.
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Melting the Beeswax on the frames
These frames are left in the hot water while we continue on dipping the rest of the candles.
About a half hour later the frames are clean, then we remove them and hang them up to cool. They will later be re-wicked for another cycle of candlemaking.
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Melting the Beeswax on the frames
The five frame pieces to be cleaned are now tied together with wick or rubber bands and put into one of the compartments in our candle tank.
This compartment holds mostly water and the frame parts are submerged so that the wax will melt off.
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Melting the Beeswax on the frames
The five frame pieces to be cleaned are now tied together with wick or rubber bands and put into one of the compartments in our candle tank.
This compartment holds mostly water and the frame parts are submerged so that the wax will melt off.
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Cleaning - Wax is melted off...
The five frame pieces to be cleaned are now tied together with wick or rubber bands and put into one of the compartments in our candle tank.
This compartment holds mostly water and the frame parts are submerged so that the wax will melt off.
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Removal...
Now each frame holds only 3 pairs of candles and the dipping procedure continues.
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The dipping continues...
Now each frame holds only 3 pairs of candles and the dipping procedure continues.
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The dipping continues...
Now each frame holds only 3 pairs of candles and the dipping procedure continues.
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Now 3 pairs
Near the end of the candle making session, just before the candles are full size the bottoms need to be trimmed again. If the drip point on the candle at the bottom is too large it would be difficult for you to put them into holders.
A sharp knife or razor is used to trim each one. After this trimming the candles are dipped one or two more times to get the diameter as close to 7/8 inch as we can. The above center picture shows the candles before the last dip and the one on the right is the completed candles.
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Trimming
Our daughter, Mary was married to Jason in March of 2005. Here they are preparing candles that were used at each place setting at their wedding reception.
They put them in an individual plastic candle bag with a personal message from them for each guest. We have sold many of our candles for this use. The 6.5 inch or the 9.5 inch shown above are very popular.
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Wedding...
These candles are completed and ready to be packaged in plastic bags to keep them clean until they reach you.
The are available in 6, 9 and 12 inch tall. The next image will show the new phase our our Hand Dipped Candle Series.
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The fnished product
Our customers requested custom made tapers in larger diameters for antique candle holders.
We now have them available in sizes from 1 inch to 1 3/4 inch wide.
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New - Custom Made Tapers
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