woodburning tool?

[troyka]

hi i am making a walking stick for my farther in law, and wanted to carve something simple, but im not sure of my skill so i thought about woodburning,

anyone do this? who can offer tips advice or point me at a website?

also by the look of most tools they look like soldering irons (which i have one) can i change tips and use it?

 

[Muddypaws]

They are very like soldering irons, but usually have a temperature control, for better control of how much they burn the material you are using. You can burn basic designs with a soldering iron, if you have a fine tip, but you may have to move the tip quickly over the wood to avoid over burning. If you practice on some scrap wood first you can get a feel for it.
If you want a proper woodburning tool then I believe Axminster Power Tools sell them.

 

[troyka]

thanks i will try it out and see what i can do.

 

[brancho]

Or you could knock one up from a thin peice of branch and some wire from a coat hanger and heat it in a fire to have a go. Costs all of nothing.

 

[British Red]

If you get good at it you can do amazing things- my avatar was "burned" onto leather by a member here

 

[Zingmo]

Cowboy has a pyrograph up for swaps.

Z

 

[troyka]

if anyone is interested for 8.99 your friendly lidl have wood burning tools with 14 tips.. 7 stamps and 7 drawing tips i just got one.. i need to wait till i move house next week to use it as ive no garden yet.

 

[Ed]

Cheers for the heads up troyka

Ed