Picking the Best Woods for Wood Burning Art Projects
Choosing the best woods for wood burning art is arguably the most important step before you even plug in your pen. I remember when I first started pyrography, I grabbed a random piece of scrap wood from the garage—I think it was some old construction pine—and I couldn't figure out why my lines looked like a shaky mess. It turns out, the wood you choose does about half the work for you. If you pick a wood with a heavy grain or too much sap, you're going to be fighting the material the whole time instead of actually creating art. ...