What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
I need to mark an important wooden piece of personal keepsake. I know
my Dad used to have a heated tool that "burnishes" letters, numbers, etc. in wood. Thanks, Robbielynn |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
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Susie wrote: I need to mark an important wooden piece of personal keepsake. I know my Dad used to have a heated tool that "burnishes" letters, numbers, etc. in wood. Are you thinking of a woodburner, which looks (in the inexpensive versions) rather like a cheap pencil-style soldering iron? Simple sets should be readily available at hobby/toy sorts of shops, among other places. -- Andrew Erickson "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
On Sep 27, 7:46 pm, Maxwell Lol wrote:
Susie writes: I need to mark an important wooden piece of personal keepsake. I know my Dad used to have a heated tool that "burnishes" letters, numbers, etc. in wood. It's called a Woodburning kit http://www.michaels.com/art/online/d...ductNum=kd0142 You can also get custom branding irons, but the words burned are fixed. And it's more expensive. Thanks...I'll get one tomorrow! |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
On Sep 27, 8:15 pm, Andrew Erickson
wrote: In article .com, Susie wrote: I need to mark an important wooden piece of personal keepsake. I know my Dad used to have a heated tool that "burnishes" letters, numbers, etc. in wood. Are you thinking of a woodburner, which looks (in the inexpensive versions) rather like a cheap pencil-style soldering iron? Simple sets should be readily available at hobby/toy sorts of shops, among other places. -- Andrew Erickson Great, I'll call Hobby Lobby and see if they have it. Thanks so much. Robbielynn |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
On Sep 27, 7:29 pm, Susie wrote:
I need to mark an important wooden piece of personal keepsake. I know my Dad used to have a heated tool that "burnishes" letters, numbers, etc. in wood. Thanks, Robbielynn Should be a trophy shop nearby that can burn it in with a laser. |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
Susie wrote:
I need to mark an important wooden piece of personal keepsake. I know my Dad used to have a heated tool that "burnishes" letters, numbers, etc. in wood. A wood burning kit is nice but all you need is the woodburner tool and a couple of woodburning tips. The one I use the most is shaped like a pie with two flat edges angled to a point. My best tip for you is to print out what you want to burn into the wood on a sheet of paper with the correct fonts and sizes. Place the paper on top of the wood and burn through the paper into the wood. When you are finished burning peel of the paper with a putty knife and brush. You can then toucch up any missed areas. Burning through the paper also keeps you (and me) from over burning. Don't forget to practice on a scrap piece of wood first. It is also handy to have a fan blowing (on low) to keep the smoke away from your face. Good luck, Dave |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:29:49 -0700, Susie wrote:
I need to mark an important wooden piece of personal keepsake. I know my Dad used to have a heated tool that "burnishes" letters, numbers, etc. in wood. Thanks, Robbielynn You can buy an inexpensive wood burning iron at most art supply places... Beware the addiction, though... My wife started with a $10 burner and now has a $200 digital/dual pen/changeable tip setup... As the price of the burning stuff goes up, it changes from "woodburning" to "pyrography".. Sort of like "shop" & "Shoppe"? mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:04:25 -0700, Dave wrote:
Susie wrote: I need to mark an important wooden piece of personal keepsake. I know my Dad used to have a heated tool that "burnishes" letters, numbers, etc. in wood. A wood burning kit is nice but all you need is the woodburner tool and a couple of woodburning tips. The one I use the most is shaped like a pie with two flat edges angled to a point. My best tip for you is to print out what you want to burn into the wood on a sheet of paper with the correct fonts and sizes. Place the paper on top of the wood and burn through the paper into the wood. When you are finished burning peel of the paper with a putty knife and brush. You can then toucch up any missed areas. Burning through the paper also keeps you (and me) from over burning. Don't forget to practice on a scrap piece of wood first. It is also handy to have a fan blowing (on low) to keep the smoke away from your face. Good luck, Dave I might add, since I'm struggling to learn to sign my work, that practice on similar wood is very helpful... It looks SO easy when my wife does it, but trying to get rounded or smooth lines without making dots and skips or having the grain deflect the tip is a real challenge... mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
"mac davis" confessed I might add, since I'm struggling to learn to sign my work, that practice on similar wood is very helpful... It looks SO easy when my wife does it, but trying to get rounded or smooth lines without making dots and skips or having the grain deflect the tip is a real challenge... Perhaps you could get her to "sign" your works for a small fee. ;-) |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
On Sep 28, 8:04 am, Dave wrote:
Susie wrote: I need to mark an important wooden piece of personal keepsake. I know my Dad used to have a heated tool that "burnishes" letters, numbers, etc. in wood. A wood burning kit is nice but all you need is the woodburner tool and a couple of woodburning tips. The one I use the most is shaped like a pie with two flat edges angled to a point. My best tip for you is to print out what you want to burn into the wood on a sheet of paper with the correct fonts and sizes. Place the paper on top of the wood and burn through the paper into the wood. When you are finished burning peel of the paper with a putty knife and brush. You can then toucch up any missed areas. Burning through the paper also keeps you (and me) from over burning. Don't forget to practice on a scrap piece of wood first. It is also handy to have a fan blowing (on low) to keep the smoke away from your face. Good luck, Dave Love the idea of using paper as a guide. Very helpful. Thanks |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
On Sep 28, 10:12 am, mac davis wrote:
On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:29:49 -0700, Susie wrote: I need to mark an important wooden piece of personal keepsake. I know my Dad used to have a heated tool that "burnishes" letters, numbers, etc. in wood. Thanks, Robbielynn You can buy an inexpensive wood burning iron at most art supply places... Beware the addiction, though... My wife started with a $10 burner and now has a $200 digital/dual pen/changeable tip setup... As the price of the burning stuff goes up, it changes from "woodburning" to "pyrography".. Sort of like "shop" & "Shoppe"? mac Please remove splinters before emailing Actually, I am sort of artsy and may get addicted like your wife. |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
Love the idea of using paper as a guide. Very helpful. Thanks- Hide quoted text - Works great when burning on a business card size piece of wood making custom business cards. Dave |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:48:08 -0400, "Lee Michaels"
wrote: "mac davis" confessed I might add, since I'm struggling to learn to sign my work, that practice on similar wood is very helpful... It looks SO easy when my wife does it, but trying to get rounded or smooth lines without making dots and skips or having the grain deflect the tip is a real challenge... Perhaps you could get her to "sign" your works for a small fee. ;-) Exactly my problem, Lee! She got into pyrography so she could put my name and the year and stuff on the pieces, but my clients kept saying that "the artist should sign the work".. *sigh* BTW: The initial fee was for the digital burner, 2 pens and a LOT of tips.. :-] mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:40:55 -0700, Susie wrote:
On Sep 28, 10:12 am, mac davis wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:29:49 -0700, Susie wrote: I need to mark an important wooden piece of personal keepsake. I know my Dad used to have a heated tool that "burnishes" letters, numbers, etc. in wood. Thanks, Robbielynn You can buy an inexpensive wood burning iron at most art supply places... Beware the addiction, though... My wife started with a $10 burner and now has a $200 digital/dual pen/changeable tip setup... As the price of the burning stuff goes up, it changes from "woodburning" to "pyrography".. Sort of like "shop" & "Shoppe"? mac Please remove splinters before emailing Actually, I am sort of artsy and may get addicted like your wife. Cool... there are many local and internet groups that can help a lot.. My wife is on a Yahoo group that she seems to like.. (I'd prefer my wood burning to be in the fire pit) mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
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What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
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What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
Sat, Sep 29, 2007, 6:23pm
(Lee*Michaels) doth sayeth: We all saw that magnifying experiment in school where sunlight was concentrated on paper till it burned. snip I'm not talking about learning to set ants on fire. This is what I meant: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/4029/bhnetka.html JOAT What is life without challenge and a constant stream of new humiliations? - Peter Egan |
What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
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