That loaf splitter is genius! And thank you for keeping it real. Those seven minute spotless videos of soaping are more annoying than anything, lol.

I’m grinning ear to ear at your success!! You inspire me.

If you end up with a bar that is too thin, just package it up as a "sample" and include it with orders over $50.

Nice job with that hand made cutter! Smooth.

Good to see you again fearless uncle jon. I've missed your bluntness really. You thought me not be afraid of lye... ever since, i've been soaping away. Thanks. Mariam From nigeria.

You've given me the confidence to finally make a loaf of olive oil soap. Did that in June. It turned out great! I made another batch this weekend. The soap seems good but I didn't cut it well. Thought I'd try using a cheese knife. Bad idea. So I have really artisian bars! I ordered a wire cheese cutter on a metal board. I hope that works better.

I have this exact same cutter. I love it and it cuts my bars perfectly. Definitely worth the investment.

I just purchased a 12 bar multi cutter and I LOVE IT! gone are the days!. makes the multi batch days fly by:)

I know what you mean about prices jacking up, equipment, packaging takes so long to get or they are out completely. Great job. Most of my packaging I get from Amazon just a few cents more not much but I get it quicker.

So nice to see you uncle Jon. Regards from cold and wet UK Jan

Hey uncle john. Dunno if you tried this, but if your cuts end up with an extra end peice, you could chop those up into small sample size bars and send them with the bars you sell over the net, that way people can smell something they normally wouldn't buy without testing it first.

Great job Jon.

Two heads better than one. Love watching the teamwork

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

We do work well together. In fact, she's at a point she could run this place as well, if not better than me🤣

That's sweet!

Congratulations on the new 24 lb mold and multiple string cutter.

That went so quick! nice job ^_^

Great job 👍

Awesome video Jon. With your slab mold production just got easier. At least it should. I will email you my carpenters info tomorrow.

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank You for sharing this i am always support your channel.i am interested to make my organic soaps

Way cool!

Am liking the 'real'. ☺️

I have added to water. It melted. Anyway. Lol my 1st batch of Castile soap? A bomb

Hello 👋, I'm a newbie with a question. Do you cover the soap after you finish pouring into the mold while waiting for it to set before removing it from the mold? Thanks

Always good when a plan comes together. How much time do you reckon this would save you per day of production once you got all the kinks worked out?

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

Easily an hour per day one we're in full swing.

I use freezer paper from Wal Mart. (Mines not 24 pounds.) It lifts right out. I think cutting the freezer paper takes less time than taking apart the mold, if it would hold up

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

I just like taking the sides off to make it easier to get those corners creased. Even when I used freezer paper, it was after with two ends out of the way.

what are the measures of your final bar of soap, uncle?

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

7/8" thick x 3.25" wide x 2.5" tall.

Such a nice video Why is the videographer breathing heavily 😢.....

I’m upgrading my 10.2"x 2.7"x 3.1" to a (20” x 15” x 3-1/2”) mold how much do you think I should double my measurements?

Hi Jon. I am new to soap making and my next door neighbor had a fire in the house out house (thank God) didn't burn down but we still had smoke damage so I had to throw out just everything. I think that the worse part is that I had to throw out my cutters, mold, and things like bath bomb mixtures. I have to start all over again. Could you advice me on the things that are most important? I went nuts when I decided to make soap but lords knows I can't do that now

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Sorry to hear that! I guess the most impor6parts would be (besides raw materials) kitchen scale, a way to mix by hand or stick blender, cheap bowls to mix and melt in, home-made molds (wooden ones are pretty easy to make), a way to cut the bars. I plan to make a how-to video about building a loaf mold and a single bar cutter that's reliable and accurate. Not sure what I'm leaving out.

That worked great Jon! good job with it, did you make the mold too?

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! I used the inside dimensions of one of our loaf molds as my guide.

@morpro4u

3 жыл бұрын

@@unclejonssoap what kind of material did you use to make the mold if you don't mind me asking?

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

Plywood and scrap 1x4. Not fancy but effective😁

@morpro4u

3 жыл бұрын

@@unclejonssoap ok... ty

👍

Quick question. I make hp soap primarily but and getting back into cp soap because I can make more soap at a time this way. How long should I let 15 lbs of soap sit in the mold before unmolding?

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

I can unmold my 24 pound slab after 24 hours. Sometimes, I have to let the slab sit out of the mold for a day and then cut that into loaves. Them, sometimes the loaves have to sit for a day before cutting into bars. So, it really depends on your recipe, how cold or hot it is, and what the humidity is like in your location. But I would say that you should be able to cut into loaves and bars within 3 days at most.

@countrylathersoapworks

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it. I live in south Mississippi so I may need to allow it to sit a couple of days before I unmold it.

Could you rig that with wing nuts instead of having to use a screwdriver?

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

I could! That's one of the things Meaghan and I talked about off camera. The screws are solid, the luggage latches are nice (if you can line them up..lol) but wing nuts would sort of solve the whole issue and be more cost effective. I need to experiment with a set and see how it goes.

@JThomas56M

3 жыл бұрын

A Hanger Bolt would be perfect for your molds to allow wing nuts and a washer.

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

I'll have to try that out!

@morpro4u

3 жыл бұрын

@@unclejonssoap or a toggle latch like what's used in people wooden gates

How much are import duty fee's on the Soap Cutter coming from Russia? or is there any?

@unclejonssoap

2 жыл бұрын

I never paid any

Hi Jon, do you happen to know of any place based in the US that makes soap cutters like these? I have searched around before and saw them for prices in the $300 ballpark, but that is too much for what I do. These cutters are reasonably priced but the shipping puts you to still being around the $200 price point. I am just making soap for personal use/holiday gifts and can justify the cost, but not with the additional shipping.

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

This Russian guy is going to be the best price even with shipping. The best bet is to get a local carpenter to make a single wire cutter using a guitar string and tuner. If you're good with a knife, a kitchen blade works well too! They're just not as precise. Hopefully, we'll be making a single bar cutter once the molds get going.

Do you sell loaf cutters like that one?

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

Which one? The multi strong cutter is from Russia. The small cutter for cutting the slab into loaves I plan to produce very soon. 😁

Is it woodskin.com? It says woodskin.com expired on 09/25/2020 and is pending renewal or deletion. I'm glad your soap turned out ok.

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

woodskin.ru

@BushImports

3 жыл бұрын

@@unclejonssoap Thanks Jon, I should have known that, I think you said the guy was in Russia.

Take off just the one end. Stand the mold up on that end and wiggle the block out.

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

The plastic is pitched into both end caps.

@daydreambeliever6603

3 жыл бұрын

Uncle Jon's DIY and Outdoor Ohhhhh, I see👍🏻❤️

do you have a link to share for the seller of the cutter?

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

The multi bar cutter? That's woodskin.ru. He should also be on Etsy under woodskin. The slab to loaf cutter I made.

@kellyvossen

3 жыл бұрын

I should have watched until the end before I posted that question..ha!

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

It's all good🤣

I hear they sell decent inexpensive lav microphones these days if you want to limit 'indoor wind noise' 😉💖

@williwonti

3 жыл бұрын

Or you could just stick a phone in your shirt pocket and record audio with that.

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

Lol.. they do. Unfortunately, there are some that don't work well with the galaxy for some reason. I need to look into it further.

@williwonti

3 жыл бұрын

@@unclejonssoap I've done the upside down phone in shirt pocket thing before, it works!

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

I only have one and it's my camera🤣 So, an external mic is going to be my best friend. Might just run my lab mix with the 20 foot cord to my laptop and record to audacity. It only takes a minute to synch up the audio and video. If only I wasn't so lazy...lol

Sucess

Hi Uncle Jon I enjoy your videos. Plse may you provide me with the contact details of supplier that sold you soap cutter Harry Petrie

Sorry for the breathing?? Kinda something you need to do my friend😊

@unclejonssoap

3 жыл бұрын

🤣 yeah but she was breathing heavily..lol. But, a little more practice and she'll be a camera ace!

😆😆😆 That millennial sigh

So Nice 💘💘💘💘💘💘