You may have seen beautifully decorated wooden products that have designs burnt into their surface and wondered if and how you could decorate your own wooden products this way.

The technique is called pyrography and it literally means fire writing and is also known as wood burning. There is a learning curve when beginning to create designs using pyrography, it takes practice to develop the skills needed to create shaded and intricate designs.

However, with the help of our article, you will be decorating your wooden keepsakes, hampers, and boxes like a professional in no time.

Let’s begin.

 

What is pyrography? 

Pyrography is created by burning marks into the wood by using a heated metal tool s