Pyrogravure???

[Musketeer]

Have any of you woodworkers tried an artistic technique called "pyrogravure"? In this process, a picture or pattern (a "pyrograph") is burned onto the wood. The examples shown are obviously on violins, but the possibilities for gunstocks seem endless! Perphaps a Rev. War scene, or the signing of the Declaration, etc.! Does anybody know anybody who does this type of work? Anyhow, I thought you fellow wood lovers would appreciate this beautiful work! :thumbsup:

 

[Zonie]

I had not heard or seen this type of wood burning, but it (in the proper place) is certainly interesting.
To get those kind of patterns and verying tones makes me think it must be something done with a laser?

If it is laser based technology, it might be just the thing for the new Modern Muzzleloading Rifles (read In-Line). ::
Then again, would the plastic stock actually develop different colors, or would it just melt? ::

 

[bezoar]

If its woodburned you could not do it with anything but wood leather or bone, plastics would burn/melt where the tool touches.
As far as modern synthetic stocks, i saw a gun show that showed how the pattern is applied, a small tank was filled with a geletin type ligoud, the paints were poured into the tank in the proper layers, the paints just float on the top of the tank, and the gunstock is immersed thru the paint and the paint sticks to the stock..
A company called Fire Mountain Gems sells a liqoud that is applied to a photograph and allowed to dry. The neet thing is that the image becomes glued/imbedded into this chemical and just peels off the photographic paper, and a thin coat of the chemical is used to glue the image to leather,wood,metal,plastic, and glass surfaces. If its done right you cant even feel an edge.

 

[Musketeer]

To get those kind of patterns and verying tones makes me think it must be something done with a laser?

Amazingly enough, this kind of work is done with electric pyrography pens :shocking:, kinda like super fine tipped soldering irons. Similar to the old wood burning pens kids used to use to burn their names into stuff made of wood, only much finer. :thumbsup:

 

[Zonie]

"Similar to the old wood burning pens..."

Youknow? Parents didn't use to have any sense of workmanship or pride. At least they didn't seem to have any in trying to build up their kids pride.


There I was, working on the masterpiece of my whole life! My first real contribution to my family and fellow kids!! The most important letters in the world were unfolding right before my eyes. My initials!!! ::
I was just beginning to dot the I when ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGSHREEEEEEEEEKKKKKK!!!!!!!
WHAT THE HELLLLLLL ARE YOU DOING TO THE ARM OF THE COUCH????? :curse: :curse: :curse: :curse: :curse: :curse: :curse:

I wonder, do they still sell wood burning kits for kids?
Probably not. The kids might burn their fingers on the pen. Then the parents would sue the company that made it rather than try to figure out why little Billy or Jane wasn't smart enough to understand that things that burn wood might also burn their fingers.
When I was a kid, we kids knew that anything that makes wood smoke would also make our skin smoke.
Of course, we didn't know that the smoking skin might be the result of dads belt applied to our rear ends. ::

Then, on the other hand, my furniture survived the raising of two kids without having the kids initials burned into the arms of the couch. ::
Maybe the demise of the wood burning pen isn't such a bad idea after all.

Oh, right Claude. Back to the subject:

 

[Musketeer]

:crackup: :crackup:My only experience with woodburning was back in Cub Scouts, where we were under constant adult supervision! I shudder to think how many pieces of furniture we woulda carved our initials into, if left to our own devices! :shocking: :: Type in either "pyrogravure" or "pyrography" on your search bar. There's some amazing work being done out there! I was kinda hopin' somebody here on the Forum might have some experience with this type of art, or at least know somebody who does. I thought it might be cool when I get my blunderbuss to have a naval scene or something similar on the stock. :thumbsup: