How To Use A Wood Burning Tool On Leather
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How to use a wood burning tool on leather. If you are looking to get into the art of wood or leather burning than you probably realized you need a pyrography pen or what most people refer to as a wood burning tool. Use a pencil or scratch awl to mark out a design then start tracing with the burner. The woodburning tool gets very hot.
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I also use the tool to burn the edges of the tags as well. Burning leather will give you a crispy line that can be dyed over or used after dyeing the leather. The device also heats up within seconds and cools down just as fast which is also a bonus for people looking to use to the wood burner as a soldering iron too.
Never leave it unattended. I usually lightly sketch out my design with a toothpick first and the use the wood burning tool to etch my design. The term Pyrography literally means writing with fire and it comes from the Greek words pur fire and graphos writing.
I use the smallest tip of my wood burner for writing. The pen comes with an adjustable transformer that allows light to deep burning tasks by turning the dial of the transformer. Using the soldering iron on the leather The soldering iron can get to high degrees but when using on leather it is advisable to use low heats.
Always unplug it if you walk away. This art form can be used on paper gourds canvas and leather. Next you should build upon the heat in a circular motion while working on the tooling leather.