…ge resistor that is used as a source of heat. I then installed one unit of Subitism into it. Having enjoyed the Subitism burner myself so much that I use it for a couple of hours daily, I’m extending the joy to everyone by offering a limited release of eight burner units, which a month was spent on the making and assembling of. Entirely hand made from scratch, every burner has its heating wires carefully and meticulously threaded through tiny ho…
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Turning the Subitism Burner into the ultimate incense heater
…egate the cost efficiency of the burner. However, if you’ve been using the Subitism burner long enough, and are itching for a proper upgrade, together with having adequate space for it, I’ll strongly recommend obtaining a variable power supply from Ebay. The Subitism burner, when used properly is able to coax the finer notes out of various agarwood chips and incenses. With a variable power supply, this is taken to an even higher level as you can d…
How to Build an Electric Incense Heater – Part 1
…further, or just turn down the voltage on your variable power supply. For heaters, it is always better to design one that can go hotter, than design one that is too cold even at the max voltage setting. Basic Functional Heating Wire Threading through a mica sheet to give the heating element Instead of asking you guys to do complex threading as you can see in the Subitism, one can start with the basic zigzag weave, which works decently. The heat…
Kyarazen Oud 1985
…ackages, i.e. together in the package of the a few lucky purchasers of the Subitism heater, I thought I would push forward this write up, which was scheduled to a very much later date as it was an article that was less educational than other write ups that I could have written about agarwood/kyara etc. * * * * * Mr Lee’s Medicinal Hall is an amazing paradise for agarwood. Established since 1934, second generation owner and chinese doctor by prof…
Incense Review – Translucent Path from Shoyeido
…ervice in the temple main hall at 6am, everyone huddling around a kerosene heater in the cold freezing winter, whilst the monks, clad in their thin cotton garbs, braved the icy temperatures, breaking into the chant of Shichibongo (四智梵語). Shokaku starts off in a way similar to the chief abbot reciting a few stanzas before the other monks join in with their blended voices. Perhaps it is with all these experiences, and knowledge on kyara/agarwood tha…
Pressed Incense Tablets
…u place the tablet too far from a lit coal or if you use a crummy electric heater, the temperature is not right enough to get the proper fragrance out, too quiet for enjoyment. Some incense companies have made a larger, flatter version of these tablets which can burn by itself if you light a corner. thus eliminating the need of a source of heat. I personally still prefer the traditional version, the gentle heating allows the incense to develop…
Agarwood beads
…st to split it into half, check the grain, resination, and to heat it on a heater at various temperatures. But as this process damages the bead, and renders it irreversibly chipped with spoilt aesthetics etc, many people are often discouraged to verify beads these way. Without this most powerful “tool” in verification, it allows for all sorts of products to sneak into the market, even fooling experts sometimes. Beads are also very profitable, pick…
KZ Incense Secrets
…today. Just like how I had thought and designed one of the most well loved Subitism incense heaters, I gave the design and concept all away. When i crafted a teawheel concept that people can utilize to give classes, I gave it all away and recommended others to edit and build it to their senses/needs. Similarly, whenever I find something nice, good, i.e. a decent tea supplier, a decent potter, I give it all away, the contacts, the “business opportu…
The Kodo Cup
…n a matter of seconds one can enjoy the aroma liberated. But after over 80 subitism units built, including a new upcoming “fragrant wood” version i.e. the Kyarazen Mimetic burner, one cannot neglect the existence of the kodo cup. I asked several friends, why not go back to the kodo cup? Many come forward with the answer that its not consistent, the coal keeps dying, its not hot enough, there’s just too much disappointment especially after a bu…
Wishing all readers : Happy Lunar New Year 2016!
…mote incense culture and its revival in modern times! 3) The Design of the Subitism Burner will be going open source! I had planned to release the design and a walk-through article on how to make it (so that everyone can make their own and enjoy more fragrant wood heating), but it was delayed for a while. I hope that in this year I can complete the article and give the burner design all away to my readers. 4) More handmade incenses!! I take extrem…