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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jcandleattic" data-source="post: 897988" data-attributes="member: 908">For resale, or to burn all the way to the bottom? Not very popular - unless they dont' know any better. By doing it that way, there is nothing to anchor the wick and then the candle becomes VERY dangerous to burn. However, for testing purposes this is done quite often because doing it that way makes changing out a wick that isn't working very easy. Once they get a wick they think that will work, they then make a candle the correct way, with something to anchor the wick, test burn that several ways, (power burn, short burns, proper burns, etc.,) and if all goes well with those tests, then it's on to production, with periodic testing. Candle making is not for the light at heart. To get a good, safe burning candle that has a good scent throw and will consistently burn correctly takes weeks/months worth of testing. And then on top of that, if something changes in your formula - especially if using a natural wax, such as a different crop, or batch, etc., - then your testing has to start all over. IMO learning to make soap and B&B, and having a consistent end result was about 1000 times easier than learning how to make candles. I've been making candles for 25 years now and I still need to conduct tests and re-wick, etc., It's never ending.</blockquote>

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