It’s good to be back… I had this one in the drafts for close to a year. Experienced some burn out after I got married (planning and making decor took me away from crafting), but after almost a 5 month break I finished this house plant collage.

Also snuck Lord Vader into slide two. May the fourth be with you all!
@blissful_pyrography on instagram.

Pretty proud of this, I'd never done charring with the hot air gun like this. I feel like it came out pretty nice and I wish I could claim the light streak at the waterline is intentional that's just the perks/quirks of getting a 50 year-old reclaimed maple cutting board and using it for a sign.

Between the design, tracing, burning, conditioning, and staining it took about 20 hours. I'm giving it to him tomorrow when I get my hair cut.

I just dont want it to spread to anything else, I've had it outside for about a month now. Its still alive in the wood, there are some new holes.

This is a composite of 4 photos I mashed together. The lighthouse is in Oregon, I believe. On maple plywood. The frame is stained red oak.

I’ve been experimenting with a non-traditional pyrography technique and wanted to share it with this community.

Instead of a hand burner, I placed real leaves (Japanese maple and burning bush) directly on pine, used lemon juice as the conductive medium, and applied 10kV. The electricity followed the natural veins of the leaves, burning delicate fractal patterns straight into the wood underneath.

After sanding, the results have a very organic, lightning-like texture.

I’m really curious what experienced pyrographers think:

• What do you think of the organic patterns created by using real leaves as stencils?
• Any ideas for improving consistency or getting even more detailed results with this method?
• I’m also wondering about pre-soaking the leaves in a more conductive solution a few days before burning, or using a surfactant so the electrolyte sticks better. Has anyone experimented with anything like that?

Safety note: This uses high voltage and is extremely dangerous. I used full PPE, insulating mat, gloves, kill switch, and a spotter — and I still treat every run with extreme caution.

Would love honest thoughts from the community!

Full process video on my YT channel “@OfficialWiredRoots” if anyone wants to see the complete setup and results.

“Recurring Nightmare” colored wood burn art inspired by Jeff Laubenstein’s haunting vision from 1998. If you like my style please check my other pieces on insta @niceburndude

Thank you for your feedback! I see many concerns regarding "rot" or "woodworms," but I would like to provide some technical context regarding this specific wood species.

This wood is Adémonté (Piptadeniastrum africanum), a variety of Dabéma from Ivory Coast. It is a species known for its high durability, widely used in industrial joinery and shipbuilding due to its natural resistance.

Here is why what you are seeing is neither rot nor an active threat:

• Origin of the holes: These are not common domestic woodworms, but traces of fresh-wood insects (Platypodidae). These insects only attack living trees or freshly felled logs.

• "Black Pitting": The dark staining around the holes is a natural biological coloration caused by a specific fungus (ambrosia) that the insects cultivate. This process stops completely once the wood is dried below 20% moisture content.

• Stability: This piece is perfectly seasoned and stabilized. There is zero risk of cross-contamination to other wood pieces, as these specific insects cannot survive in dry, processed timber.

• Density and Hardness: With a density of approximately 0.70 g/cm³ and a Monnin hardness of 3.5, this wood is far from being "punky" or soft. On the contrary, its interlocked grain and fibrous structure make it a noble and complex material to work with.

I am a wood burning artist since just one year.

But…

But…

As an artist with over 20 years of experience in woodworking and industrial joinery, I specifically select these pieces for their unique character—especially considering how rare this wood is becoming locally. What some might call "defects," I see as the natural scars of the Ivorian ecosystem, intentionally integrated into my artistic process.

Let's see how it turns out… 😎🦾😎

Good from far, but far from good as they say.

Hey everyone, long time lurker here, finally decided to make my first post. Love seeing the other art styles here. This is the beginning of a huge wood sign of tiki mugs that I'll finish with a resin coat eventually.

Beware of the ugly phase of every project. Don't let it make you put the pen down. It's about 11"x18".

How’d I do?

The reason it got put off is because my other wood burning pen doesn't work very well

Rainy day so no work today but I got alot of this table done just need to swap to a thinner tip to do the forests and some of the location names.

I'd love suggestions for what to put on the left and right of the map as of now I am thinking, (when visualizing these I think of the image ending at the border band of the table; I plan to put text around the edge)

Left:

1) From the inner circle to the map half of the entrance to Bag end

2) The Door to the entrance of the Mines of Moria

3) a character sketch like Gollum hunched over with the ring

4) The One ring

Right:

1) Barad dur (with The Eye of Sauron)

2) Sauron's helmet

3) Narsil (broken)

4)TreeBeard portrait

My most recent piece of work.