I also make firestarters for my fireplace. I use pinecones and dip them in wax, put on wax paper and let them dry, then I dip them again. I repeat 4 or 5 times.
I also pack dryer lint in toliet paper rolls and paper towel rolls if I want bigger ones, packing the lint as tightly as I can, then dip them in melted wax, dry and repeat 4 or 5 times. They work great.
This year I'm going to try packing some of that lint into the pine cones and dipping in wax to see how they do.