kritterwood

hi, i have a basic recipe i use it calls for 1 can lye, 5 cups cool water, and 4 lbs lard or shortening and 2 lbs liquid veg oil of any kind., you can add anything ya want to that and it makes a nice hard smooth batch like the store baught stuff, if ya want more of a washing soap to shave down use all lard or shortening that makes a crumbly soap powders well. if you use all liquid oils it makes a too soft soap. a mix of both is nice.i use the cheapest supplies possible and its just as nice as all the fancy oils.

hi, i use old food cans cleaned up to make my candles in im taking hemp twine for wicking, i usually pour just a littl wax in the bottom of the can to stick the twine to let that cool then pour the rest in, just wrap the top of the twine around a pencil across the topbut a nut or something will work fine to hold down the wick while you pour, predip your wick and let it dry stiff ans straight while your wax is melting the rest of the way. this way the wick is cheap, the container is free and recycled and all those old candles work great.

i can add that one cotton ball dipped in hot wax and dried will burn for 30 or more minutes in which you can boil a cup a soup with instant rice and still have some warmth to boot, i havent tried boiling in a pan yet but a big stainless steel cup works great and i figure a stainless pan woudl be the same, if you wrap a little foil around this to make a cup it will last even longer. makes a great fire starter cause it keeps on burning with a big flame and is water proof, and good instant meal cooker.