>I've looked up wax queen cell cups in the archives and queen cups, but
>could not find the answer to my question. I've carved a queen cell cup mold
>out of cherry and it has been smoothed down very smooth. But....... How
>does one get the wax cup off the wooden mold once the cup has been dipped
>and built up?
Simple to make cell cups. Take some 3/8" dowel and round the end as
smoothly as you can - use fine grade sandpaper.
Soak it in cold water so that the wood is saturated.
Then dip in molten wax, then cold water, then wax etc. 3 dips in wax
followed by three dips in water.
The cup should now slide easily from the dowel and you can mount it on a bar
using molten wax.
Best wishes
Peter
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