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Author Topic: wood burning art on woodies...???  (Read 692 times)

Offline jacobsladder

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wood burning art on woodies...???
« on: April 02, 2007, 11:25:00 PM »
Has anyone tried this... I'm experimenting with making different animal tracks with  a wood burner on the shaft.... Would this have any negative impact on the shaft? The wood burner is very similar to a soldering iron with different tips... You can write names... do all kinds of stuff... I was just curious if this would weaken the shaft at all??
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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2007, 12:59:00 AM »
I have been burning art into my woodies for quite some time now and have not had any ill effects.

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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2007, 06:46:00 AM »
How about some pictures? I bought a wood burner tools but never used it on arrows.

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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2007, 07:22:00 AM »
My son does it to his
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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2007, 03:43:00 PM »
ttt
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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2007, 04:22:00 PM »
No effect other then to make others envy..
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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2007, 06:54:00 PM »
Jake, what tip do you use.

Offline jacobsladder

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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2007, 07:17:00 PM »
kodiak... Im just starting ...but I have 6 different tips... Im practicing on making different animal tracks.. maybe some feathers.. and leaves... different stuff like that...why do you ask?
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Offline LEFTY_ IN_ WV

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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2007, 08:07:00 PM »
"Seek Quality Not Quantity"
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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2007, 08:15:00 PM »
What I've discovered,unintentionally, is that letting the flame, from a regular torch tip, wrap around the shaft, it puts it's own design on it. Neat, random designs. I put the torch on med/high, bring the raw shaft down into the flame, directly in front of the nozzle. Depending if you roll, the shaft, or what direction you pull the shaft out of the flame, will dictate the type of design the flame leaves. Gotta be quick working w/ the high heat, or the shaft gets fried.
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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2007, 10:59:00 PM »
lefty ... cool pics... have you seen any ill effects on weakening the shaft at all..
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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2007, 11:52:00 PM »
Ohhhhh great!!! Now I have to have a woodburning kit! Thanks a lot guys.

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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2007, 05:53:00 PM »
None whatsoever. I torch them, then soak them in a combo of the following for about a week. water sealer,minwax walnut colored stain, & wood hardener. Then I let them hang dry for about a week. It works for me.
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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2007, 10:28:00 PM »
thanks of the info lefty.....
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Re: wood burning art on woodies...???
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2007, 07:09:00 AM »
Thanks for the ideas Jake, gonna work on some arrows this weekend. Someday work up to burning in a turkey on the riser of my Kmag.

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