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Susie September 28th 07 01:29 AM

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


Andrew Erickson September 28th 07 02:15 AM

What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
 
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

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot
lose." -- Jim Elliot

Susie September 28th 07 02:22 AM

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!


Susie September 28th 07 02:24 AM

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



Ferd Farkel September 28th 07 03:19 AM

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.


Dave[_8_] September 28th 07 02:04 PM

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



mac davis September 28th 07 04:12 PM

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

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mac davis September 28th 07 04:15 PM

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

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Lee Michaels September 28th 07 04:48 PM

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. ;-)




Susie September 28th 07 05:39 PM

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


Susie September 28th 07 05:40 PM

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.


Dave[_8_] September 28th 07 05:52 PM

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



mac davis September 29th 07 05:25 PM

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

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mac davis September 29th 07 05:28 PM

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

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J T September 29th 07 10:23 PM

What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
 
Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 7:12am (EDT-3)
(mac*davis) doth sayeth:
snip As the price of the burning stuff goes up, it changes from
"woodburning" to "pyrography".. snip

Not necessarily. I've seen some very nice burning art done with a
magnifying glass (and a steady hand), that was called pyrography.



JOAT
What is life without challenge and a constant stream of new
humiliations?
- Peter Egan


Lee Michaels September 30th 07 12:23 AM

What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
 

"J T" wrote in message
...
Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 7:12am (EDT-3)
(mac davis) doth sayeth:
snip As the price of the burning stuff goes up, it changes from
"woodburning" to "pyrography".. snip

Not necessarily. I've seen some very nice burning art done with a
magnifying glass (and a steady hand), that was called pyrography.



We all saw that magnifying experiment in school where sunlight was
concentrated on paper till it burned.

Had a guy in my class "borrow" the big magnifying glass and used it to start
a fire on a teachers desk from outside the room when her class was in
session. He was found out immediately and caught. The fire was very minor
and did no real damage.

We did not see him for a week or so after that.




J T September 30th 07 02:10 AM

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


J T September 30th 07 02:30 AM

What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
 
Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 5:04am (EDT-3) (Dave) doth
adviseth:
snip 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.
snip

I tried that. Found it a major PITA. I prefer either tracing
whatever on the wood, or usina a pencil to outline it. THEN go over it
with a woodburner. Much preferable in my mind.

However, I found it much less a PITA all around to glue a business
card inside, or on the bottom, of whatever.



JOAT
What is life without challenge and a constant stream of new
humiliations?
- Peter Egan


mac davis September 30th 07 04:29 PM

What is the tool for burning words or designs into wood?
 
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:30:21 -0400, (J T) wrote:

Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 5:04am (EDT-3)
(Dave) doth
adviseth:
snip 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.
snip

I tried that. Found it a major PITA. I prefer either tracing
whatever on the wood, or usina a pencil to outline it. THEN go over it
with a woodburner. Much preferable in my mind.

However, I found it much less a PITA all around to glue a business
card inside, or on the bottom, of whatever.



JOAT
What is life without challenge and a constant stream of new
humiliations?
- Peter Egan


My wife uses one of those projector things from Lee Valley..
Throws the image on the wood in whatever size she wants and she traces it..


mac

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