For years, wood crafters have made beautiful pieces of art by burning designs into different types of wood. Here is a rundown of some of the more common wood burning tools.
Woodburning Pen
Woodburning pens are the most common tools used for burning designs into the wood. The pens come with removable and replaceable burning tips; laser wood burning pens employ a laser fitted with a high power fiber coupled laser diode.
Pliers
Pliers are used to hold the smaller pieces of wood as they are worked on to prevent fingers from being burned during the process.
White Transfer Paper
Transfer paper is used for transferring patterns onto dark wood in preparation for burning.
Graphite Paper
Graphite paper is used to transfer wood burning patterns onto lighter colored wood before the actual burning.
Sandpaper
Sandpaper smooths out the wood, eliminating rough surfaces and knotty bumps prior to transferring the selected design.
