Any Woodburners Here?

Discussion in 'The Good Life' started by Sara-s, Jan 18, 2018.

  1. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    I always have a stash of wooden cigar boxes in the house, because I find them useful and appealing to look at. (Ironic, since I can’t stand cigars, but that’s another matter.). I was thinking that if I knew some basic woodburning I could decorate and label them with something more interesting than paper labels.

    I am hoping for some advice on best equipment for beginners, where to buy it and any other tips you can offer.
     
  2. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

    Supporting Vendor
    You can get basic wood burning kits at JoAnns, Michaels, or A.C. Moores. I use one to brand some of my brush handles. You may remember this, too.
    IMG_1788.JPG
     
    TestDepth and Enrico like this.
  3. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    Maybe even Hobby Lobby would have those supplies.
     
  4. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    DO you use a variable temperature pen?
     
    Jayaruh likes this.
  5. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    My wood burning happens only when I'm thinking too hard.

    Actually I don't have to be thinking hard, just thinking!
     
  6. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    :scared001::scared007:
     
  7. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    After a bit of research, I have learned that you can buy a pretty basic starter kit or a really expensive expert set-up, but there doesn’t seem to be anything in between the 2. So I went with what I thought was the best starter set- the one with a temperature dial. It came with a bunch of different tips (fine point, chisel, calligraphy, etc) and I bought a set of alphabet stamping tips.
    I’m starting to figure out the basics thanks to some experimentation and a lot of YouTube videos.
     
    Last edited: Jan 22, 2018
    dustmite and jimjo1031 like this.
  8. dustmite

    dustmite Well-Known Member

    Is there anything you can't learn on YouTube?!?
     
  9. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    I've had some "issues" with the brain surgery channel. :(

    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
     
    Last edited: Jan 21, 2018
    dustmite likes this.
  10. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

    Supporting Vendor
    Mine only has one setting. I plug it in, turn it on and walk away and let it heat up. It is not fast at all, but it eventually gets hot enough to do the job.
     
  11. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Here are a couple of my early attempts;

    98D4CDCA-6743-4C68-A420-A051E8689AEC.jpeg A59A26AE-D9A7-4441-8F5E-01FA77642ABC.jpeg
     

Share This Page