Wood Burning Crafts - Art and Hobby

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Wood Burning Crafts - Art and Hobby

Perhaps you, like many other people, have recently come to be concerned in woodcrafts. Woodworkers have many activities which they can pursue - furniture and toy production being two examples. Although enjoyable, most woodshops require a lot of room, plus a fairly large investment in tools. One woodcraft hobby which requires dinky space, and only a modest investment in tools is wood burning. Although it would be helpful to have a designated area to work and store tools, this space need not be large. positively a small sturdy table would be enough for most projects.

Wood Burning Crafts - Art and Hobby

Wood burning as an art is easy to learn! Start up needs are minimal - a wood burning pen with interchangeable points, patterns, graphite paper, sandpaper, and wood sealer. Most of the other materials you need are common household items. Walnut Hollow Farm's wood burning pens are the best choice. Two basic pens are ready - twenty one watt and twenty six watt. The twenty six watt is for all types of wood, especially the harder ones. The twenty one watt is the ideal beginner's pen. It's best used on softer woods.

Burning techniques differ depending on the point used. The key is to start with a uncomplicated pattern and learn how to use the many separate points before progressing on to intermediate and industrialized designs. A very good series of books for the starting wood burner is from Walnut Hollow Farm. Creative Woodburning Book One contains all the easy to learn basics, plus many patterns to get you started. The rest of the series contains more patterns and techniques in many separate styles.

The best wood to start on is basswood because it burns easily. Many types of basswood are available, together with ovals, rounds, planks, and barrel staves. Neat wooden boxes in many separate styles can also make good projects. The wood covering to be burned must be very smooth for best results. Sand the wood to as fine a cease as possible with a very fine grade of sandpaper.

The pattern is transferred to the wood covering using whether graphite or white replacement paper. Use graphite paper on light wood and white replacement paper on dark wood. The pattern and replacement paper are taped to the wood with masking tape and a fine point ball-point pen is used to trace the establish on to the wood.

As mentioned earlier, there are many separate techniques of burning and some woodburning tips to use with the pen to get separate effects. In addition, the burnings can be colored with oil colored pencils, and oil paint wash. The aggregate of wood grain, woodburning technique, and oil paints creates some stunningly beautiful art.

The list of wood burning craft projects which can be burned is limitless. Burn designs on jewelry boxes, ring boxes, cutlery boxes, clocks, and furniture. Burn woodcarvings to lend a unique touch to your woodcraft projects. Wall hangings and photograph frames are also good candidates for wood burning. Take your wood art to any level you desire! It is a very enjoyable hobby.

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