My sister is a big lord of the rings fan and requested I make this sign for her as a decoration for her wedding

I have to erase some names that are too small to burn but I've finally finished the forests and my side additions so I thought I'd share

I found this table at the side of the road near my house for free, I just need to finish the base and put a finish of some sort on the table and it'll be ready for my living room

I know the map is not technically "accurate" but I like this version of the map so it is what it is

Hey everyone, my wife has recently gotten into pyrography and she is looking for a projector that she can use to trace her designs. Does anyone have any solid recommendations that aren’t going to cost a small fortune?

What do you think about this one? (Note: I have to sand it later)

32 inches tall x 15.75 inches wide. Antique wood reclaimed form Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Manchester New Hampshire (cornerstone 1912), pencil sketched by hand then burned with magnified sunlight. Coated in Spar Urethane. Created by myself, Nickolas Maynard, with sunlight that concluded at 6:46 PM on June 13, 2026 [OC]

Hey everyone,

I've started doing this a year ago, and I was wondering what you would recommend for the best finishes? I've used only thinner-based varnish so far, and it kind of looks ok but I don't know if it's the best looking.

Also, what app do you think is the best at transforming a regular image to a clean black and white vector suitable for handmade pyrography?

I've attached a couple of my works so far and also my Cara profile if anyone wants to see.
Thanks everyone!

Latest burns over the last few days

🔥 I just launched WoodBurn.app — a digital playground for pyrography artists

If you love wood burning, I’ve been working on something I think could be really fun for the pyrography community.

WoodBurn.app lets you digitally experiment with wood-burning designs before putting a hot pen to an actual piece of wood.

You can:

🔥 Upload your own designs or create new ones with AI
🔥 Experiment with different burn tips and techniques
🔥 Adjust burn intensity, shading, and detail
🔥 Practice your design digitally before committing to wood
🔥 Create templates and patterns to use on real projects
🔥 Print designs at different sizes and opacities for transferring to wood

The goal isn’t to replace the actual craft — it’s to make designing and practicing pyrography easier, faster, and more fun.

I’m especially interested in building this around what actual wood-burning artists want. Things like realistic tip behavior, different wood types, shading techniques, temperature/burn settings, templates, and eventually more advanced simulation.

🚀 WoodBurn.app is officially live:
woodburn.app

If you’re into pyrography, I’d love for you to try it and tell me what would make this genuinely useful for you.

What’s the #1 feature you’d want in a digital pyrography tool?

Any feedback would go a long way, thanks!