Pyrography: A Beginner's Guide to Learning Wood Burning Techniques and Patterns

by Jeff Stanley

Have you ever seen a piece of amazing art carved on wood with subtle shadings and wondered if you can do it yourself? Are you looking for a comprehensive resource to master the art of pyrography and create your first of many wood-burning artworks? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then you've come to the right place. Pyrography literally means to "write or draw with fire." In this book, Jeff Stanley shows you a practical and simple way to get started with the amazing craft of pyrography, or artistic woodburning. With just a piece of wood and a wood-burning tool easily found at any craft store, you can create mindblowing pieces of art for fun and profit! Here's a snippet of what you're going to discover among the pages of Pyrography : Whether you're a complete beginner to artistic woodburning or are an experienced pyrographic artist looking to brush up on the basics and even pick up a new skill or two, this book has all you need to kick up your crafting skills a notch with gorgeous, incredible and intricate woodburning art that is sure to impress you, your family and friends!

167 pages, Paperback

Published May 27, 2021

Reviews

[Aaron Fown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pyrography: A Beginner's Guide to Learning Wood Burning Techniques and Patterns provides a step by step process for setting up a space to work, safely, choosing your tools and then making use of them. Everything from the basic tools and their use, the preferred medium (including a breakdown of many types of wood and how they are useful, or not) and basic and advanced techniques is introduced. Even finishing the work so that it might be integrated into useful objects, or just for durability, is covered. The continuous emphasis on safety is welcome, and probably very wise given the fiery nature of the work, and the toxic nature of the fumes you will often be making. Caution is a good part of being a long lived artist, especially in this case.

The organization of the book is excellent. Every chapter has helpful summaries that help to refresh your memory regarding what you have just learned, and the overall organization of information is very well done, with a logical progression of what information is needed without any divergence from clearly conveying information. It’s refreshing to read a book like this that does not seem content to spend words on meaningless narrative tidbits.

In some ways the text is timeless, but it also has a ‘Troubleshooting’ section which is very modern. Illustrations/Photographs of techniques are provided in text, and they translate very well to e-ink. This is a good book, and I recommend it. I have the tools and I have already started practice. If I make something I am proud of I may add a photo later.