>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
52.194546N, -1.673618W

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