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Pen types.

Pens with interchangeable tips (separated

unit above) allow you to increase your inventory of tip

shapes without spending a lot of money. Fixed-tip pens

(blue grip above) eliminate any heat or energy loss

where the interchangeable tip connects with the unit.

Handpiece wires.

Most woodburners use an RCA

plug (top photo) to connect the burning pen to the

handpiece wire. Some units (bottom photo) use a

¼"-diameter phone jack for the connection.

One-temperature tools

Once plugged into an electrical outlet the tool

quickly reaches an even but high temperature

so the textures you make, strokes that you use, and

the speed of the stroke control the tonal value work

in your project.

Using a light pressure to the tip against the

wood and moving the tool tip quickly through the

burn stroke creates very pale tonal values. Medium

pressure and slower motion bring darker tones.

One-temperature burning tools are inexpensive,

readily available at your local craft or hobby store

and excellent for first-time pyrographers to give the

craft a try.

Temperature control.

The single-temperature burner on the left takes time to heat

up but holds its temperature well. The variable-temperature burner on the right heats

up—and cools—quickly.

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