unexpected hazards in letter-writing
Feb. 8th, 2012 03:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
swan_towerSo I wrote the first Onyx Court letter tonight, and after abandoning one slightly messy-looking attempt two sentences in, succeeded at producing fair copy.
Then I folded it up, got out the sealing wax stick -- which has a wick, like a miniature candle designed to drip copious wax -- and nearly lit the damn letter on fire.
Need to experiment and figure out if it's wick length or what that caused burning bits to drip off it along with the wax. Or, y'know, give up on the sealing wax thing. But I have this stuff, and never use it! This seems like the perfect excuse! I just didn't consider this as one of the possible hazards when I set out to write these letters.
Then I folded it up, got out the sealing wax stick -- which has a wick, like a miniature candle designed to drip copious wax -- and nearly lit the damn letter on fire.
Need to experiment and figure out if it's wick length or what that caused burning bits to drip off it along with the wax. Or, y'know, give up on the sealing wax thing. But I have this stuff, and never use it! This seems like the perfect excuse! I just didn't consider this as one of the possible hazards when I set out to write these letters.
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Date: 2012-02-08 11:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-08 11:37 am (UTC)That is one of them.
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Date: 2012-02-08 01:01 pm (UTC)I occasionally use sealing wax for LARP props.
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Date: 2012-02-08 09:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-08 01:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-08 02:34 pm (UTC)In my experience, it's best to make sure the two sides are held down firmly, and keep the stick at an angle. You can rotate if you want to keep it evenly melted. Hold it more or less directly in the center of the circle you want to create and resist the urge to move it around to let the drips fall in a wider circle. If you keep it centered, the pool of wax will grow evenly with each drip and spread to the size you want.
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Date: 2012-02-08 09:20 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-02-09 03:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-11 12:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-10 07:39 pm (UTC)I've taken to sealing all of my actual letters and such with wax, and the drippy-candle is the only type of sealing wax that I've been able to find locally (as compared to a piece of wax that I would stick into a separate candle, then squoosh onto the envelope), and it's been... somewhat of a learning curve.
I can't tell if it makes me feel more arcane or badass...