How To Use A Wood Burning Tool To Write
I focus on keeping the letters filled and the lines straight with my burner tip.
How to use a wood burning tool to write. Let the Burning Letters Begin. Hold the wood burner firmly but press on the wood lightly. Theres a unique feeling in the tool when youre burning the wood and its just something youll want to get used to.
Let the pen do the work by applying just enough pressure so it doesnt skip over the surface or gouge the soft wood. This amount of lettering takes a while to burn. Formerly somewhat imprecise due to the unavailability of instruments fire-writing work today is much easier due to the advent of electricity and.
Beginner Strokes to Try Create a fine line controlled with the point of the pen. Special Purpose Tips DA and DG - Double line burning tips allowing you to burn two lines simultaneously. The next step is burning.
Woodburning or pyrography literally fire writing is a craft that stretches back surprisingly far through history. How to Write on Wood With a Wood Burning Tool by Josh Infiesto in Hobbies. I choose a tip that fits well in the letters and requires the least amount of strokes.
Grab a scrap piece of wood and just play. Place transfer paper between the pattern and the wood and trace the lines of the pattern with a pencil or ballpoint pen to create the design on the wood. Get use to the tool and gliding it along the surface.
The best way to get started with pyrography is to jump in. However you can play with the amount of pressure you use on the surface to get different effects in the wood burning. Shade with light circular motions with your pen using more of the side of your tool.