How To Use Wood Burning Tool Tips
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How to use wood burning tool tips. Shade with light circular motions with your pen using more of the side of your tool. This will guarantee a smooth start. Rounded Tips A D J - Used anywhere on the carving.
Start with straight areas to get practice and then work up to the curved areas. They will follow concaved surfaces without digging into the wood. This tool gets hot so be careful and use all of the recommended precautions.
Make sure you read the instructions on your wood burning tool carefully before beginning. Work on medium heat with soft circular movements and slowly darken each area at a time. Gently blow on your tip as you touch the wood for the first time and let it heat naturally as you move in a short circular pattern.
Get a piece of scrap wood plug in the woodburning tool and let it heat up for about 5 minutes and test out drawing on the wood with the various tips just like you would with a pencil. The J tip can be used to outline feathers. It allows the artist to turn on.
Use the full side of the pen for a calligraphy style effect. An iron that is properly heated should easily burn the wood. These tips are for concaved areas such as under the neck and where the leg joins the body.
This places the thermostat unit on your work table leaving you to hold just the weight of the actual pen. However you do not need to press down on the wood very hard. Hold the wood burner firmly but press on the wood lightly.
