I am building a low wooden table for my daughter so that she can play cards, games, etc with her friends or her sister while sitting on the ground. We bought my older daughter one of these through Pottery Barn for Kids for Christmas and I thought I could build something similar for my younger daughter at a fraction of the cost.
I was thinking it would be cool to burn her name into the table before it is finished. When I was younger there were these hand-held, pen-like, tools for burning someone’s name into a piece of wood. There must be something similar to this now that I could purchase for this purpose. Any ideas would be helpful…
Regards,
Buzzsaw
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I did a google search on wood branding and found this. There are other types out there, but heres one.
http://www.rockler.com/findit.cfm?page=701&sid=AF932
A soldering iron would work fine. Radio Shack and other places like it has them. You'll need one with a tip that's shaped for the kind of work you want to do.
Buzz',
Lee Valley has the wood burning pen that you're looking for (link below). Using this wood burning tool is called pyrography.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=31041&category=1%2C41115&SID=&ccurrency=2
Dan Kornfeld, Owner/President - Odyssey Wood Design, Inc.
Thanks for your help. This is great...Regards,
Buzzsaw
More correctly, xylopyrography.
Wayne,
You're a Scrabble player, arent you? ;?))
Cheers,
Ray
Actually I don't like scrabble, but I do enjoy words!
Friend,
Walmart has a basic set for close to $10.00, got one a couple of years ago.
-mbl-
Mr. Buzz or is it Saw,
My wife purchased an inexpensive woodburning tool at WalMart. She made a stencil and we brand everthing I - we make. It looks great and cost less than $20.00. Hold on to your money you never know when you will need to purchase a new tool.
Lynn
Lynn,
You can call me BuzzSaw. Do you happen to know which department the "inexpensive woodburning tool at WalMart" was in? Thanks...Regards,
Buzzsaw
Pyrography equipment is much used by carvers of birds, and can be obtained at various levels of expense from firms catering to such carvers.
tom
You can use these 3 tools for Burning a name into the wood.
1. TRUArt Stage 1 Wood Leather Pyrography Pen – Best Wood-Burning and Leather Crafts Tool Kit
2. Walnut Hollow Creative Hobby Tool – Budget Pick
3. Imoocare Wood Burning Kit – Best Wood-Burning Kit for Beginners
Find more information about it - https://improvecraft.com/best-wood-burning-tools/
I own the Rockler electric one where you can get them to engrave a brass plate with your name on it. Wife got it as a gift a few years ago. I've been happy with it.
It never ceases to amaze me that someone can find a 16 year old post and revive it like the question was asked just an hour ago. How long does it take to flip through the archives to find these?
The best part is once revived people like me comment and keep them current generating even more responses meanwhile the little girl who the OP was referring to has probably graduated college. ;-)
I would never, ever, comment on a 16 year old thread.
LOL John_C2 you just did. This will never die. ;-)
All I ever see you do on these fora, is find something to complain about. Why not just keep your mouth shut if you have nothing at all to offer? Jackass.
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