הַבְדָלָה candle

[lethargic_man]

As my previous הַבְדָלָה candle is coming towards the end of its lifetime, I have now made a new one; my first attempt to make a three-stranded candle:

The margin between heating the individual strands enough to plait, and reducing them to a puddle of liquid wax turns out to be quite small....

Comments

[snjstar.livejournal.com]

Very good. Sure I will see it in reality at some point.

[curious-reader.livejournal.com]

I have seen it in reality. It is great. Is that your first great work of handicraft?

[lethargic-man.livejournal.com]

No, it's my nth non-great work of handicraft. ;^b

[curious-reader.livejournal.com]

For a complete amateur I think it is great. I would not be able to create anything like it.

[lethargic-man.livejournal.com]

How do you know? Have you tried?

[rav-hadassah.livejournal.com]

Excellent! How did you do it?

[lethargic-man.livejournal.com]

As I explained here (http://lethargic-man.livejournal.com/27239.html).

[curious-reader.livejournal.com]

I still don't understand even from explanation how to do it. I have no idea how to make candles in general. I would need someone to show me and then when I try I just burn my fingers. I am really useless for handicraft. I even forgot how to knit. It was once upon a time taught to me. It is not as hard as your work.