Oil lamps, 0.2
Mistress Honnoria, of Aethelmarc, sent me the following link about using oil lamps. Master Bedyr Danwyn's Oil Lamps and Working With Natural Oils This answers a concern I had, about the flame somehow spreading into the reservoir. (It also refutes the Hollywood stunt about spilling oil lamps and then igniting the oil.) According to this, natural oil has to be heated to burn. Proximity to the burning wick heats just enough oil to burn as it goes along. If you slosh oil, you're likely to put the whole thing out. More useful things for my particular application: Placed wicks are … Continue reading Oil lamps, 0.2