I had some jar candles that I had used to the point where there was still wax in the jar but it was hard to light the wick anymore because it was near the bottom of the jar. So.... I used a candle warmer to heat the wax to a liquid and dipped cotton rounds into them. I then placed the rounds with the wet wax onto wax paper to dry and harden. When I used them to start a fire while camping last year, they worked great. I did crinkle them up a little, first, to make some cracks in the wax so the cotton could catch fire, but with the wax on them they didn't ignite and burn up right away, but rather did as they were supposed to and burned more slowly than simple newspaper or cotton without the wax would have. I can't remember where I got the idea from--whether someone told me about it or read it, but after having tried it, I now have a way to use all my candle wax that is too low to enjoy as a candle.
Here are some pics of the process:
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