My J. Herbin Wax Seal

Comments

[Tony Mindling]

Back in the day when we had a house full of children and Christmas was, if not richer than now, filled more with things hand made, we sealed our hand made Christmas cards with wax. I recall that one of the issues was the wax sometimes sticking to the metal seal. If memory serves, and it is an unreliable, somewhat doddery old servant, I would park it on an ice cube to solve the problem. Thanks for the memory, and the idea that, since I am into exchanging decorated letters with my grandchildren, I might start using it for those.

[Richard P]

Neat. Wax seals have an undeniable charm. I used to use sealing wax in my teens.

[Bryan Sherwood]

Thanks for the comment, Tony. This new type of sealing wax is probably a bit easier to use than what you had to deal with years ago. Check out these handy videos: http://www.gouletpens.com/J_Herbin_Red_Supple_Sealing_Wax_p/h331-20.htm

[Bryan Sherwood]

Thanks Richard. I really like the kit I bought. After all, who doesn't like to play with fire?
http://www.gouletpens.com/Wax_Seal_Bundle_p/package-waxseal.htm

[Spiderwebz]

Oh, that certainly is a nice touch to personal correspondence! Great idea!

[JoeV]

Dang...and all this time I thought ceiling wax was for, well, you know, waxing your ceilings!