Pyrography Burners

This is a wish list page - we don't have this tool yet!

ToolInfoBox Pyrography Burner
Synonyms:	DE: Brandkolben, Brandmalkolben, Brennkolben, "Brenn-Peter"
Type:	power tool
Material:	wood, cork, leather

A pyrography burner can be used to burn freehand drawings and small patterns into wood, e.g. for marking or decorational purposes. Using a laser cutter is much easier for intricate designs.

Although it looks much like a soldering iron, please refrain from using the burner for soldering - remains of charred wood in your solder will not exactly improve the connections and remains of solder may taint the pyrography.

Health & Safety

• only solid untreated wood, cork or leather should be burned with this tool as other materials may release harmful fumes (see Wikipedia)
• make sure you have good ventilation even if "your" fumes are not especially harmful
• obviously, the burner gets hot and should not be touched while plugged in or shortly after
  • use a metal stand to rest the tool when it is hot

Use

Sketching your design in pencil beforehand is always a good idea, and scribing it with a pricking awl may help you guide the burner along its lines.

Move the burner along its path until you achieved the desired look - the slower, the darker!

JDEAL

We have one older pyrograph as shown in the picture. You will find a more detailed instruction for this particular model. NOTE: the tungsten wire broke so maker sure the ends contact each other.

Buying a new model

We don´t plan on buying a new one because it probably would not be used that often and the screw-in tips of the cheap models don´t stay in properly.

Example Project

Some shelves which were decorated with a pyrography burner:

Further Reading

• Wikipedia: Pyrography - inspiration for the really artsy ones; list of inappropriate materials