How To Use A Wood Burning Tool To Write
Push harder and then use a lighter touch.
How to use a wood burning tool to write. Beginner Strokes to Try Create a fine line controlled with the point of the pen. The best way to get started with pyrography is to jump in. 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.
The woodburning pen is built to make your job easy. However you do not need to press down on the wood very hard. 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. An iron that is properly heated should easily burn the wood with moderate force. Hold the wood burner firmly but press on the wood lightly.
Shade with light circular motions with your pen using more of the side of your tool. How to Wood Burn Letters for Beginners. A pen-shaped wood burner gives a distinct shape and color to the engraved letters on planks of wood and is easy to use for first-time engravers.
Get use to the tool and gliding it along the surface. Let the pen do the work by applying just enough pressure so it doesnt skip over the surface or gouge the soft wood. Add boldness and depth by holding the tool down longer in place on your wood.
Formerly somewhat imprecise due to the unavailability of instruments fire-writing work today is much easier due to the advent of electricity and. Use the full side of the pen for a calligraphy style effect. Let the Burning Letters Begin.
