What Is Wood Burning Called?

Pyrography or pyrogravure is the free handed art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks resulting from the controlled application of a heated object such as a poker. It is also known as pokerwork or wood burning.

What is the tool called that burns wood?

The art and craft of wood burning, also known as pyrography, uses a heated tool much like a soldering iron to gently etch designs on the surface of wood pieces. A wood burning tool can be used to make all levels of art from simple embossed wood shapes to more advanced portraits, quotes, and drawings.

How do I become a pyrography?

Wood burning techniques
  1. Use light strokes and don't press too hard with your pyrography tool. ...
  2. Go with the grain when burning, so position it in a way that when you pull the pen towards you it's the right direction to go with the wood. ...
  3. It's a good idea to create the outline of your picture first and then fill it in.
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