Been trying to figure out what the results of "too much binder" looks like. Just saved my incense-making attempts lol. Thanks for making troubleshooting a lot simpler!

I made my first incense cones early today and now I'm watching this. I made almost all mistakes 😭😂 Thank you for the information for next time!! 😌 Greetings from Argentina!

I was very excited to begin making incense, and made a batch in October. It dried for several weeks, and was by all accounts dry enough to burn after that drying period. But the cone will only burn for sixty seconds or so, before completely going out. My problem most resembles the first scenario. But I used makko powder (a wood) as a binder. I put them away for another month out of frustration, and they haven't burned any better. So, I appreciate your video, and will invert the cones, but I'm still at a loss.

Thank you for this!!! I followed one of your recipes so I knew it wasn’t any issue with the recipe... I believe my cones have tiny cracks in them. I’m going to try inverting them and charcoal discs. THANK YOU!!

Thank you!!! This helped so much!! I've had incense that cracks and I think adding water will help it to stay firm.

I just adore your channel! Thank you so much for sharing your vast knowledge. Using a bit too much gum binder. Many thanks Carl.

Thank you so much for this! I bought 3 boxes of the standard Nag Champa (blue and white box, red lettering) and all 3 have WAY TOO MUCH binder.

Hi! Thank you so much for these informative videos! I've been watching your videos and they are so helpful in learning how to make my own incense. However, I've recently come across a problem which is that my incense cones tend to produce a burnt smell and the burning line (burnt black area) is quite big and charred. Is there anything I can do to solve it? I'm comparing them to incense cones from Shoyeido which don't have this problem at all and smell so lovely and perfumed so i really want to get closer to that aspect.

Thanks for the wonderful tips Neal... 🙂🙏 waiting for your book...😁😁

4:40 nice and easy to make holder. gonna make some. thanks 👍 peroba, cedar and others aromatic oil (easy to find in the supermaket) can help the burn?

Thanks

Love the special effects😁

This video is so good!

I figured out something to get my cones to burn, i make them with tabu no ki and i didnt really know that you need base herbs to help it burn so alot of mine wouldnt burn all the way, i rolled them a nice good layer of tabu no ki and they burn perfectly all the way down!!!

Can you do a video on a DIY drying rack! Thank you 🙏🏼

I think I did too much water to it that's what it is so I have to just next time I would do it at less water

would like to know whats the deal with the purple unevenly cut sticks of incense vs the nicely made pale brown consistently even sticks, its like someone just didn't care how these get made at all. I'm talking about the wood used for them here.

I bought some peat incense on amazon. It never ignites.

Thanks! My first batch of incense won't burn. I only had psyllium husk to use as a binder and I think I must have used too much. Also, I added honey and I've just found out that this is a humectant so that probably isn't a good ingredient for dry incense? I've just made another batch with added wood powder... fingers crossed. I've also made a batch with cocoa powder and chocolate essence. The problem is that I'm sooo impatient for them to dry so I can test them! :o) Has anyone else attempted chocolate incense??

By binder are you referring to the combustible tubokunoki, or the spices im mixing with it?

Hello. I'm bought and reading your book "incense" on my Kindle. I am Japanese and incense lover. I have a question. I tried to make "Lemongrass" described on page 2462, but there is no binder in the recipe. Is this missing? If so, could you please tell me what is missing? Thank you very much.

What if the insence heater does not heat though the electric shows in the electric wire from the electric board to the Burner . Can the Heating Element be replaced . And where to buy the heating Element .

Good man 😎✌🏼

Thanks for this vid!!! I tried a 1:1:1 ratio of resin, tabu no ki, and herbs (flowers, and cbd) And I also added the tiniest bit of charcoal powder and guar gum. My incense cone literally bubbles / sizzles when lit. I don’t know how to fix it! Dod I not dry it long enough? Or is the bubbling from too much of some ingredient?

I've been trying to troubleshoot my powder incense... seems like if the brand is too powdery it will extinguish when burning along a path (chinese-style censor). I've watched it and noticed fissures will form that keep the spark from advancing-- is there anything I can do?

My charcoal tabs won't burn, and it turns me off. Any tips? Thank you 🙌

Can you re-use the over-bound cones? I would love to grind them up again, add some more lavender or mugwort and re-shape. Will that fix the problem? This was my very first set of cones, using tabu no lki as a binder and it wouldn’t burn past the lit point.

I made an incense from 66% makko powder and 33% powdered Palo santo and when i burn it it just smells like burnt rubber. It also burns very quickly so I'm guessing it just burns too hot, any ideas on how to fix the recepie?

I like incense cause the smell of it but when you light it and it starts burning but then it stops I ordered mine through the Internet