![]() UPDATE – since this video went viral on Facebook a few years ago, several companies have come out with wood burning markers! It looks like they use a chemical solution like this and put it in a marker, so you can have more control over your burn. I’m excited to try some different methods with this technique! It’s a very different result than you’d get with a wood burning tool. That’s all there is to it! Isn’t it neat? I love the variation in color and texture you can get with this technique. You definitely need the heat gun for this process, but they’re not terribly expensive… this is the one I picked up at Lowe’s for about $20. I did try a hair dryer to see if it would work, but the temperature was just way too low – I didn’t even get a slight burn. Don’t hold it in one place too long or you may begin to scorch the surrounding wood. The longer you hold the heat gun over the design, the darker the brand will be. (I just used a scrap piece of plywood.) Using a heat gun, carefully heat your design until the brand appears. STEP 4 – Make sure your wood is on a heat-resistant surface. ![]() ![]() (You could also use a water pen for a bit more control, if you want!) Use a very small amount of solution on your brush at a time – too much can make it run, and there’s no way to “undo” where your solution has been painted! STEP 3 – Use a paintbrush to paint over your design with the ammonium chloride solution. (A light pencil line won’t show through the wood burn, but a darker line will be visible, and you can’t erase it afterwards.) STEP 2 – This is really an optional step, but it’s helpful to *lightly* sketch your design with pencil. STEP 1 – Mix up your ammonium chloride solution – 1 T. paint brush (or you could use a water pen, or even an empty stamp pad with a stamp).Wood slice (you can use any piece of unsealed and untreated wood).(this post contains affiliate links – click here to read my full disclosure) And definitely store it out of reach of children. First of all, a disclaimer – I’ve read that ammonium chloride isn’t a very dangerous chemical, but it still is a chemical – so it’s probably a good idea to wear safety glasses and gloves when you handle it. Ok, now for a little bit more detailed tutorial. So I whipped up a quick little video to show you how this technique works. It’s also a technique that’s really hard to capture in photographs – you have to see it to believe it. Guys, wood burning with ammonium chloride is SO. I ordered some ammonium chloride on Amazon right away to try it out…but I think a bunch of other people must have had the same idea, because it went on back-order :-( I finally got it last week and promptly tried it out. That is a few tips for right away, I think you will be getting many more soon, i have seen some outstanding woodburnings here on the site scattered about.About a month ago my husband stumbled across this video on using ammonium chloride to brand wood, and I was totally intrigued! It looked like a really neat technique with lots of great crafting possibilities. this would be a routine where follow up painting was planned. ![]() nice look.įor the same feather preparation, you can lay the tip flat, off the outboard end of the feather, and acutally melt the wood down while you slightly undercut the preceeding end of feather outline. and if you were to prime and acrilic or oil paint those, the lines are actually incised and are still visible after painting. If you have one burner tip with a fairly sharp edge, that works great for burning in feather barbs. Tip 3, those colored felt tip marker pens can give enough color in some areas to be just right. ![]() Sometimes you can get buy burning in the entire outline as such, and other times, omit the outline in various spots and just shade up to where the outline would have been. Tip 2, you might of course outline the pattern onto wood with pencil maybe or graphite paper, should be a smoother transition on the pattern then. Tip 1, you can dab the burner tip momentarily like less than a second, onto a scrap piece right there and then get the pen tip onto your pattern right away. when the pen is well up to temp, the first contact with the wood can scorch that entry point, at which the heat has dropped somewhat and the next 1/4 " isnt automatically that same dark. ![]()
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