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W.Y.

Tue Feb 02 2010, 11:02PM

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Haven't been here for a while but I'm Baaaaaaaak . .lol.
Haven't had time to go through all the recent threads but it looks like you have all been busy and having fun.

Went to my post box over the border late this afternoon and found that Rick Hutchison had sent me a nice gift in a big brown envelope. Thanks a bunch for that Rick.
It was pyro paper both plain for me to print patterns on as well as some that he had put patterns on . This is one of his patterns he sent.

I had put pyrography on the back burner for the last while because the weather was mild enough to heat my shop and do a whole bunch of turning on the wood lathe .

After getting this gift I decided to try it out this evening. Bit of a learning curve but it worked fine. I burned the pattern onto the basswood oval right through the pyro paper and then finished the burning with the paper removed. Then I colored it with oil pencils and applied a couple coats of satin lacquer.

[ Edited Tue Feb 02 2010, 11:04PM ]

http://www.picturetrail.com/willyswoodcrafting

Teeburn

Thu Feb 04 2010, 10:04AM

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Very pretty William. I'm glad you are enjoying your pencils. I'd have to know more about the pyro paper before I would use it. To make sure it was safe. And I'm not sure I would like it even if it was safe. But I would try it just for fun of experimenting if it was. I even check the water colour paper I use to burn on to make sure it is all natural before I burn on it. I think you should be careful even if you don't have health issues. but I have asthma so I'm extra careful. I don't want to develop any more for sure. Keep sharing I enjoy your posts.

W.Y.

Thu Feb 04 2010, 12:12PM

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Teeburn wrote ...

Very pretty William. I'm glad you are enjoying your pencils. I'd have to know more about the pyro paper before I would use it. To make sure it was safe. And I'm not sure I would like it even if it was safe. But I would try it just for fun of experimenting if it was. I even check the water colour paper I use to burn on to make sure it is all natural before I burn on it. I think you should be careful even if you don't have health issues. but I have asthma so I'm extra careful. I don't want to develop any more for sure. Keep sharing I enjoy your posts.

Yes the same thing did cross my mind because after many years of sawdust etc my lungs are not good either. I have got to the point that I have to wear a high quality respirator most of the time in the shop now.
I was reluctant to buy pyro paper for that reason but since a friend sent me some to try I was quite surprised that it didn't seen to create any exctra smell and it is certainly smoke free.
I have never got around to putting a little fan ahead of my burning yet but probably will. Apparently if you put it behind , it cools the tips down so has to be ahead to just draw off any smoke or smell.
I love burning when I get a chance and I started it so I didn't have to heat my shop in the winter. Then we got an exceptionally mild winter this year (so far) so I have been taking advantage of that and catching up on some work in the shop.
If you click on my PictureTrail albums site link you will see some of my latest turnings.
I am also working on that site to add more albums and will be putting in a Pyrography album as well.

http://www.picturetrail.com/willyswoodcrafting