I really love wooden wicks. I use them especially for larger sized jars as they are difficult to chose the right cotton wick size and/or amount for. I also like the slight woody chimneylike smell they add to the scent of the candle. Together with the crackling, a chimney in a jar! 😊For me, wooden wicks work perfectly with soy wax, I mostly get a great HT. Thanks for your great content. Always useful and well explained.
@@BlackTieBarn I really appreciate your videos! Newbie here on making candles (just for personal use). But you have been there every step of the way! Thank You for taking the time to share your knowledge!
What a great video. I loved the boxing intro! The animation was super entertaining. With every "con", I could hear in my head the judges gasping and going "ohhhh".
Lol! I loved the intro. The buildup for introducing Woody was great, excellent name for a boxing wooden wick. The buildup for introducing the cotton wick was greatly anticipated and there was such an expectation for a catchy name and then he arrived ……… Cotton 🤨 So I have been sitting here for the past 10 minutes trying to come up with a really catchy name for a cotton boxing wick. Nothing! I have nothing. 🤣😂🤣😂😂
Great intro to using cotton wicks/wood wicks. Thank you for your balanced approach! It really does depend on what the individual values more, so a straightforward recommendation would not be appropriate.
In my experience the wooden wicked candles I've made have burn slower than the cotton ones! My customers like them, and yes, you can definitely charge a little more for them since they look fancier :)
Hi wade I am a candle maker to I use wooden wick's to and cannot keep them out inside the candle so now going to try cotton tomorrow I hear good things about cotton lasting longer I pray it does thanks for the tip on wick's. Have a good night bye for now Linda's lovely scented candles
Thanks so much. What type of wax do you use? I mostly use premier 700 wicks. I sell them myself on my site if you want to try them out. They are Cotton wicks.
Hahahahaaa!! You’re funny Wade! I love this video! Once I found the perfect cotton wick for the wax I use, it was pretty sweet! I double wick b/c my vessel has a 4” diameter. Through testing I did have to figure out which size of my cotton wick I needed for each FO. In regard to wood wicks, I answered all the questions on the wooden wick selector Makesy provides. 🙄 I poured three candles with the same FO and the wick the wick selector suggested and it was too large!! My first mistake was trusting Makesy. My second mistake was buying 100!! I think there was more smoke coming out of my ears than the candles! There is only one candle in my line that I offer with a wood wick and cotton wicks. I was hoping I could achieve a full melt pool with one wood wick. So, now I have 3 packages of 100 wood wicks (one size too small and two sizes now too large). Now I have to buy the size in between! GRRRRR!! I do have one question? I realize there are several iterations of wood wicks, so do wood wicks also vary from supplier to supplier? I’ve just always purchased from Makesy? Thank you for taking the time to record this very interesting video! I might just go on a Black Tie Barn binge tonight!😊
Great info! Thank you so much! I just started making candles not to long ago. I tried using the wooden wick. Thankfully I lit it at home because I wanted to make sure it worked. It did not work and I thought I had done something wrong so I just went and just used the cotton wicks on all my candles. I would love to make some still with the wooden but I feel it is too much work and would hate to sell one and it not work on the customer. Thank you for all your tips!!! New subscriber here! 😊
After struggling to find a cotton wick that works for my containers, I gave woodwicks a chance and found the perfect one. Just wondering, would a wooodwick be more consistent if soaked in oil? 🤔
I'm glad someone else chimed in here. Ive never soaked them in oil myself. But found soaking in the wax seems to work similarly. That is why I pour over the wood wicks as you might notice in some of my videos. I've heard mixed info on soaking them in oil but can't speak to that myself. :)
I did not know one was supposed to center your wick after you’re done with your candle. No wonder my candles have sucked lately. Might switch to wooden wicks
I think you made this video just for me because I am always asking you about wooden wicks! Lol 😂 Thanks for the video. I struggle to know how fast my candle should reach full melt pool with the wooden wick. They are so frustrating but I want to be able to offer them. 😎
I wouldn't focus so much on specific time to get a Full melt pool. If it burns well, throws well, and performs well all the way through. You have a winner. :)
Thankyou so much I try both cotton and wood wicks with the wax I use it seems to burn better I have used pillar of bliss and it sinks on the sides as it burns crazy huh 😜 anyway thankyou Wayne I'll always take yr advice
I'm a woodwick convert only because I could never get the cotton wicks to work for me I almost gave up on Candles I buy mine through southern sensations also known as great candle out of flat Rock Michigan.
I'll contact you soon. There's a reason. Plus I don't think a lot of people realize most the videos are recorded, edited and then scheduled. So there really is a blacklist schedule of them. That was why let everyone know the review ones were going to take time to get through. But more info on this coming soon. Long story short.... Willie catching up quickly
I also would have worked faster doing more videos than normal to speed up the schedule but had my own craziness with holiday season and family medical things going on. So doing best I can to get to them all. 😁
I started making candles 2020...My first experience happen today customer wood wick keep going out...but when I burn mine I love it burns great slow burner...I offered to replace or refund...Im learning alot as well the difference with the size and material of the containers...Thank you for sharing
Can you make a vid on how to make the perfect coconut soy wax candle with and without color? Your colored candles look perfect there is no frosting at all ♥️
I use both types but it's not the inconsistent burn factor that I find a problem as much as the end user not knowing how to light them or not understanding the lower flame profile. PS Hope you took a vacation!
Great video Wade. I wanna punch wood wicks in the face 😂 just so frustrating but when they work? Oh my! Just beautiful! I gave up on them though and staying with cotton wicks, another reason is the wooden wick disclaimer, I refuse to put another companies disclaimer on a candle my company is solely responsible for.
Absolutely completely understand that part for sure! And yes.... if wood wicks had a face, my knuckles would be bruised too. Lol. Thanks for the feedback man
Please I am new on candles and I would love to know what type of wax do you use on your candles? Because I have tried with soy wax and hasn’t been easy. Thank you so much I admired everything you do. God bless you and keep you healthy.
Due to the nature of my business (several candle lines, wholesale clients, white label clients, and this educational platform).... I use several waxes. But if you have struggled with some waxes so far, I would try something like ProBlend 600 as its easy to work with. Coco-Apricot waxes and Coco-soys are descent as well but can be expensive.
Thanks a lot. I use both wooden and cotton wick but my challenge is that the wax on both discolor after burning. What could be the cause. For my cotton wick, the choices are not really giving me what I need as the candles don't burn clean, it's either they are too big or too small so I decided to stick to the ones on the smaller spectrum for safety. Still testing though, to find the perfect cotton wick.
What wax are you using. Some waxes discolor more than others. Also some FOs cause discolor more than others when exposed to heat as well. Also hotter wicks or oversized wicks do it worse as well
Is there a guide for wooden wicks that I've missed. Just a general starting place. 1 of my vessels is that funky size and I want wooden wicks to begin with, but didn't want to make 10 testers just to find out I needed double the length. For say a 3.5" vessel, what width would be the most appropriate to start with? Do they burn better when wider in width to reach most of the candle diameter.. or is it the opposite where the wick doesn't need to be wide at all. I know their flames are very low, and to me the ones I've purchased from stores look like they could go out at any moment. I sincerely appreciate ALL your videos over anyone else's.. funny, but straight to the information! Thanks Wade!
Woodenwick.com has a descent guide to gelp you get going. They are specific to their wicks. Careful with wicks from basic hobby stores. Most are low quality but more than anything... hard to source consistently. All that being said, woodwicks ate tricky anyway. Sometimes flames are low, sometimes tall. But yes... generally speaking, they will help with wider diameters
What if you put a wood wick and a cotton wick together in the same candle.How consistent will it be.I'm searching for some candle wick that's thick to get a thicker flame.I was checking out some videos on tea pot candle heaters so I suggested getting a thicker flame from the candle to use less candles.And using a bigger plant pot to produce more heat.And what if I use two cotton wicks in the same candle to get a bigger flame or can I put two cotton wicks in the same candle ?
Personally, I've been making a lot of beeswax candles lately, and centering the cotton wicks is a pain, but I'll take an inconsistent burn pool over a wood wick that fails to burn any day.
Hey Buddy! Enjoying your videos and expertise! I looking to try woodwicks due to the fact that my candles tend to produce soot. Using the suggested LX wicks in my 14 oz tumblers with IGI 4630. For the most part they burn fine until after a few hours. I notice black soot coming from the wick and on the rim of the jar. Most of the time it isn't an issue per say as long as the wick stays trimmed but my clients tend to leave theirs burning for hours without blowing out and trimming the wicks. I am guilty of that as well sometimes. It just makes the jars (clear) look horrible. And even when I'm not seeing soot coming from the candle, my husband sees it in our air filters and he hates it and says that it's not good for us. One thing I had hoped you would touch on in the video was how clean they burn. Do you think that a wood wick will burn cleaner than the LX? I was told the LX was the cleanest burning one with less soot but that doesn't seem to be the case. Any info you share will be greatly appreciated! 😀
Hey Christy. Unfortunately.... no, wooodwicks probably won't help with the soot at all. 4630 is a viscous wax and hard to wick. Soot is common with it Unfortunately. My first advice would be try wicking down but you may already have the right size. Also, I wouldn't say lx is the cleanest burning wick, although it still might be the best for your wax. Have you tried zinc core? They mushroom more but they don't act as crazy in my experience. And are you Dea set on 4630? If not, perhaps sample some others. There isn't anything wrong with 4730, but I have noticed it to be harder to wick without soot
I'm about to start testing wooden wicks bc the jars I had been using were discontinued. My new jars are that weird diameter where one size is too big and the other too small for all the cotton wicks I've tried. Or they burn well but the jar gets way too hot later on, etc. 🤞 we'll see how that goes.
I noticed that if i use wooden wicks, the candle smells much stronger but lasts less, but if i use cotton wicks lasts much longer but the smell isn t so stronger. So i can t decide what to use.....
Hello there and sorry I’m late to the party..🎉 but I’m a newbie. Love this video and intro! I have a q.. I’m testing Coco 83 and I’m using the booster wood wick ( no f. Oil) it burns great in my vessels however I’m getting a headache when it burns. I thought it was me so I created a new batch and gave it to a friend to burn (w/ f. oil) and she also had a headache. My guess is that it’s my wax or wood wick but I find that to be strange. I’ve researched this issue but haven’t found anything 🤔. Has anyone experienced this and do you have any suggestions/advice?
I have a doubt about which wick to choose, with the wooden wick the pool is perfect and there are no unburned parts, but I have noticed that it shoots black smoke and stains the bottle, i know it's normal But theres is a way to prevent that? I use soy wax
Basically just avoiding trying to hey a full complete melt pool on first couple burns. It isn't necessarily. The wax hangup will vTch up eventually. So good wick sizing but it's also normal to happen some. Especially with drafts
@@BlackTieBarn when it comes to the cotton wicks I do not see descriptions for differences and as you said there are way too many to choose from. I cannot afford to make so many mistakes. It boggles my mind why there are all these different numbers for 6” wicks. Did you once say you liked hot-83 or something? I truly cannot afford to replace candle orders. I’m not really interested in the wood wicks but I need a sturdy cotton one bcuz I am using coconut wax and it seems to be saturating the wick and weakening it.
My very limited experience with wood wicks is although they have burnt well and given a great HT, I don't like how the wax ends up discoloured and dirty looking. Does anyone else have experience with this?
Yes it happens sometimes because they ash a bit. Correct sizing will mitigate a little. But.... some waxes suffer from it more than others. I've noticed that as well
@@leanneduggan9348 I have NEVER had a customer complain about it. I think most understand that wood burning in a jar is going to leave some residue and ash sometimes. Its common sense. I think we, as candle makers, are our own worst critic. It bothers us WAY more than it bothers them. Now... if it is excessive and making the entire candle look nasty, that is different. I would probably go back to the drawing board on that. But a bit on the surface, I wouldn't sweat it. Its the nature of using woodwicks in many cases.
