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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Preface
  • 1. Background to the Development of Candles
  • 2. Candles are Easy to Make
  • 3. Science in a Candle?
  • 4. Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum Wax
  • 5. Candle Wicking
  • 6. Additives Used in Candle Wax
  • 7. Jar-Lites
  • 8. Dipped Tapers
  • 9. Molded Candles
  • 10. Candles by Extrusion
  • 11. Unique and Novel Candles
  • 12. Establishing a Candle Business

Title: CANDLE CRAFTING: From an Art to a Science
Author: William Nussle
Format/Publication Date: HC:1971
Publisher: A.S. Barnes and Company, NY
Page Count: 202
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 10 1/4" x 6 3/4"
ISBN: 0498078639

SUMMARY- Here's yet another top shelf book on candle making. It has lots of information I didn't find in other books, so I consider it a "must have". If you are interested in the evolution and more technical side of candles, you'll love this.