moisture content of eight to twenty percent is preferred cotton or cotton like materials can be incorporated into the wood wick construction one example is to sandwich a piece of cotton between the sheets of wood and seal the sandwiched construction with wax another example is to make a wood particle powder fiberboard with small bits of cotton incorporated therein with continued reference to fig1 the wick 140 is generally straight as viewed from above the candle and is relatively thin and pliable in other embodiments the wick 140 may be configured in various shapes bent or straight as desired for instance the wick can be configured in any decorative shape as viewed from the top such as an arc circle square triangle heart or an alphanumeric shape also the size and shape of the wick are selected to provide even depletion of the meltable material throughout the life of the candle 100 even for unique body configurations see fig5 for example the wick of a free standing candle is sized to create a pool of wax that reaches within u215b to u00bd inch from the edge of the body 120 beneficially the planar wick 140 allows for a larger candle that depletes evenly each candle 100 can have one or more wicks 120 configured in the shape of a sheet optionally the wick 140 can be soaked in scented oil to promote the release of fragrance when burning or can be bleached dyed and printed on for decor referring now to fig2 and 3 the candle 100 further includes a wick holder 160 that aids both in the manufacture and use of the candle the wick holder has a base 180 and a support 200 for receiving the wick the wick holder can be configured to hold.