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For molds, use the finest powder and pour wax on top. For chunks of wood, you need those to boil in the wax for a good while to soak in.. treat it like pasta, plenty of room to dance around! 👌

For the coated shavings it might be fun to use a tea sieve and dunk it. I don't know if it'll work but it sounds really fun and i wann try it now 😂

My wife puts our mixture, which is generally shavings from my planer with some wax, into cup cake cups which are little paper cups designed to bake cup cakes in. cost about a penny each if you shop around. The paper lights easily and then lights the mixture. Just a thought.

Yeah, I didn’t know how to use a table saw, just bought one and started using. Cut fingers on both hands, yep, a bit slow. Anyway, safe use of a push stick is prudent. From an old veteran, retired in the foothills of the Smokies.

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lol. Fingers are pretty nice to have. Aren’t they?

Great video. I think I’ll stay with egg cartons and buy some small Dixie cups

Nice video Carrot!

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I've thought of using cupcake papers but haven't tried them yet

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Hurry up wax. Lol

Slowly shave the wax 😂 Made me LoL

Possible idea for the ice cube tray, try with the wax paper in first or clear wrap in first to ease with drawl. Will need to try these as so far only done the lint in egg cartons and old paper/wood tack boards soaked in wax.

Been there done that but don't like it cuz messy and lots lots of dust sometimes hard to breath with so much dust it just is a waste of time but it works well thanks for sharing with us.....👏👏👏😁👍

Watching candles melt is just above watching grass grow & paint dry.

The video was entertaining and thank you for making it. That said, this takes quite a bit of planning, use of heat ( melting the wax), use of energy to cool and time. I light ( conservatively) 100 fires a year at my cottage in northern Ontario. As I wander I carry a pouch and collect tinder. My favourite is Birch bark. A great fire starter is duct tape. I could have started four fires with the tape used to plug the end of the paper towel roll. Another great fire starter are cotton balls; one per fire. Your fire starters are great for lighting wet wood. That said there is plentiful dry wood to be found in the rain so no need to light wet wood. I definitely don’t mean to be contrary. I think these starters are great for folks who don’t have much bushcraft and as a convenience. Thank you for the video

Use a box grater to shave up the wax , use a double boiler technique to melt wax without overheating it . Paper muffin pan liners , egg cartons , tp tubes, . Or line your wooden molds with waxed paper

My Nana used to use old newspaper and pork fat. Chill the fat cut into squares wrap in a piece newspaper, she called them gypsy fire lighters, worked really well…but we are in the uk…no bear or raccoons!

Some things to keep in mind: * keep your temp low, to avoid flash over * create a double-boiler by putting a one pound sized tin can into the pot, and add water between. Helps keep your wax from scorching * collect Ziploc bags full of dryer lint, then add slightly cooled wax. massage sealed bag and press flat, then cool and break up into chunks. * mold release spray (or Pam!) goes a long way. * when using ice cube trays, go ahead and add those wicks. Makes them easier to light These tips brought to you by an SCA camper, and sister to a Scoutmaster😁

chocolate rice crispy cake. Mmmm.

Great video when it came to testing I’m not gunna lie but I thought the first one you lit would of lasted longer the the ice cube tray one had to watch again but I noticed that the ice cube tray you didn’t compact it as much and the molded one but the molded one had great embers after also I think it’s better when you put the sawdust in the pan witch it allow to soak up the wax that’s allow it to start in any weather and even if it was put it water it’ll still start cheers John

I use old motor oil

Nice job. Good cinematography. Enjoyable!

Great video. Try grabbing both ends of the ice cube tray and twist. They should pop right out. 😊

I'vve always loved starting fires so.. Thanks for the video!

Metal mold and Stearin wax. Stearin shrinks while cooling. Slight tap against a table pops all briquettes out...

Put a dab of hot wax on the top of your fire starters and put a piece of dryer lint or cotton ball on top of it. Then you should be able to start them with a striker spark instead of a lighter or match.

Use an egg carton.

Can you light them with a ferro rod spark?💥🔥

I always use paper cupcake forms and tray. Paper is easy to lit and they burn for almost 30 minutes.

Hi, Just a quick word of caution. If you have any MDF or particle board dust in your mix, it gives off poisonous fumes because they contain formaldehyde. Also, pallet wood is extremely toxic when burnt because of the nasties used to pressure treat it.

Heavy metal mold, such as the ice tray or metal container of some sort easiest way to get them out is to take a torch to the backside of metal container gently going over just to soften the wax. It’s up against metal and fall out. Also, another mold that’s burnable that works great and helps to start the wood chips and sawdust easier is paper egg crates making sure that your paper egg crate is saturated in paraffine/wax and your sawdust wood chip mix is packed in tightly lighting one of the four cornersof the fire starter

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Why dont you use egg cartons? Just put the sawdust in and pour some wax on it next you cut them into sice and done. Btw why do you take out the wick? It just burns like it was desinged for. Much less work with good results and they are easier to light because not the complet cartbord is soaked in wax so just light up a "normal" corner and done

A couple of notes: Using scented wax to make your fire starters Will attract raccoons and bears. Several times in the morning, after leaving the starters out, I find them at the edge of the woods with bite holes in the bag from the raccoons figuring out they are not food. There are few bears in my area. The dense, high-wax-to-sawdust-ratio ones you are making can take a long time to light. I take half a cotton ball, dip one edge in wax, and stick it on the side of the wafer. It makes it very easy to light. Finally, it is much easier and faster to dump the mix on the table, roll it out with a piece of dowel rod to 1/2" or so thick, allow it to cool a bit, and then cut it into small squares of 1 1/2" or so. I also use them to start the fire in my woodstove at home and for starting charcoal for my grill. I've been making these or ones like these for 40 years.

Brilliant and hilarious! 🤣

with the moulds rub any type of cooking oil with a finger into the wholes to lubricant the mold .Much more easier for the moulds to come out .

😂I was going to say that it looks good 😂😂😂❤

Mmm... forbidden brownie...

I watched with pleasure - thanks. Now need to make my own starters and go out for the hike!

Excellent

Spray charcoal lighter fluid on some.

A few climatic moments there, I counted at least 5

Good job,thanks for sharing

if you wanna make these start much quicker when making your wax mixture add either a 1/4 cup of campfire lighter fluid or 1/4 cup of parafgin lamp oil to the wax mix , these usually with that method will start with only a strike or two of a ferro rod or a single match or lighter strike

just wanna say at 4:24 that was a beautiful blood red color.

I wonder if coating the trays with nonstick cooking spray would help them come out more easily? Though, I'd probably just use the custom forms if it were me. I found this video very satisfying and even soothing. Your voice is similar to the guy from Bourbon Moth Woodworking. If you don't know of him, you should check it out. Thanks for the content!

We collect a huge amount of Amazon boxes. I shred them in a crosscut paper shredder. Mixed with wax, this makes excellent fire starter. Shredded cardboard also makes very nice mulch and compost additive. Michael

The sawdust and wax acts more like firewood than firestarter. Shavings are better at fire starting with or without the wax.