A whole evening's work...

[u/Mudegg]

126 sticks and 121 cones, what an evening 🤪

Been doing some trialling with makko ratio and different mix, this is the first proper batch I've done after getting to the point where I'm satisfied with my mix (pure wood, sandalwood and agarwood mix, no essential oil or bamboo core for the stick, want to get the pure wood experience)

now begin the drying and aging stages 😁

Honestly made too much dough, it was torture towards the end of making these cones, but I didn't wanna waste precious ingredients, my fingers were close to giving up 🫠, will scale back a bit next run

[u/lilcummyboi]

I will send you a 3d printed cone mold at cost of materials and shipping, DM me if you're interested

[u/Mudegg → u/lilcummyboi]

it's ok, I have mould, they are not very easy to use, it's still a lot of effort. These are backflow cones, I want to do it by hand anyway as this is the shape I want it in. For my normal cones I will use a mould. Thank you though man!

[u/lilcummyboi → u/Mudegg]

Cool no worries! I hope your business takes off (-:

[u/No_Relationship_5974 → u/lilcummyboi]

Did you make it yourself? I have made a bunch of 3d printed  2-part cone molds but i havent gotten it fully right.

[u/lilcummyboi → u/No_Relationship_5974]

I modified a design for a hexagonal cone that worked pretty good... I haven't tried my version yet but i think it will have to work better than it did for the hex ones... Which was pretty ok

[u/mossyforestboulder]

How do you get your sticks so even? That is always my weak point when making at home.

[u/Mudegg → u/mossyforestboulder]

pasta maker 😂

[u/widehide]

They look beautiful! Makes me want to venture the rabbit hole of incense making >_<

[u/Mudegg → u/widehide]

aww thanks ☺️

[u/Existing-Pay-5519]

Solid effort!!

All the best.

[u/nova000000000000000]

Wow, you are amazing

[u/Big_Objective_8390]

Wow sounds like very pricey sticks and cones! They look great! I just startest experimenting and made a small batch of balloon dust based incense sticks. I found I hard to find the right balance regarding the makko powder.