Summer 2003 
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Smoke Rings 1
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The project for this issue is a tutorial and some examples of burning on paper. Cheryl has documented her first burns on paper and should be of great interest to you.

The next issue should have an article on using color in pyrography...stay tuned!

Hope you enjoy this issue,

LAter, Bill

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Old Car Paper burn
The "burning on paper" project by Cheryl is on page 2.
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Smoke Rings
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Questions

Have you ever thought about pyrography in the past? Today we are spoiled with the electric fine tipped pens and temperature controls. Earlier there were the fine tipped "torches" that did the job. However, what about in the 1500's? Any pyrography had to be true "poker art." Almost nothing has survived because woodburning wasn't considered an art to preserve. It was used to decorate everyday common items that were disposed after their useful life.

I wonder how well we could do today by heating metal tips over a fire and burning without any real temperature control. Tedious? Difficult? Lack of detail? Why don't we give that a try. I suspect there are some purists out there who might be doing it, although I haven't seen any examples of the work and don't know who the burners are. There must be an "art" involved with the old technique.

Who did it? Someone sitting around the fireplace on a cold winter night and burning some images into a child's toy or furniture? Maybe burning a design onto a cutting board or decorating a tool handle? All done by the light of the fire? Or done during the light of day? Was it the man or woman who did the burnings?

I've gone to those restored villages that re-create the lifestyle of the past times. Black smiths, glass blowers, coopers, etc. Never saw a woodburner. Even Colonial Williamsburg didn't have one.

So if anyone knows of someone who does woodburning the "old fashion" way, please let me know. It would make a great piece for the newsletter.
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