Pyrography, such a fun word to say. Pyrography is the art of decorating by burning marks on wood (or other material) using a heated brass-tip tool. The word pyrography comes from the Greek words, "pur" meaning fire and "graphos" meaning writing. So, there you go, Pyrography is writing with fire! Muahahaha! Did you ever burn holes into leaves as a kid? Watching for the smoke as you held the magnifying glass in the sunlight. Yea, well this is the glorified version of that passion. Once you get started, you can't stop. I had to hold myself back from scouring the kitchen to find more wooden things to burn. My first project was for my soon-to-be husband. A midst other old fashioned hobbies (like straight razor shaving) h e had developed a love for shoe shining. I wanted to make him a storage container for all his shoe polishing equipment. The container needed to be large enough to fit his brushes, waxes and polishes. My mom always has stuff around ...
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