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Believe it or not ! I finally came to experiment a second time around the creation of Taper candles with the recipe provided in the Complete Candlemaker Book & Kit.

The last attempt was reported here in the blog post titled :Candles Kits review : The Complete Candlemaker Book & Kit – part 4

I followed the same recipe, but this time , kept the heat of the melted wax at 170 degrees F instead of 190 degrees F. That was my initial mistake.

You may say, when viewing the photos below that they are “miniature” tapers and you are absolutely right. My dipping vat was not tall enough to allow regular size tapers. But you get the idea.

First, dip 3 to 4 second in melting vat

then a bit longer in the cold bath

here I had taken out one of the metal weight at the end of the wick.

Not a good idea since the taper is floating

instead of standing right and still.

My first taper candles

Et voilà !

Stumble it!

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