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#1 ·
Well I figured I'll post some of my work too.

Not sure what else to write here. Maybe how I started...
I was bucked off of my husban's horse a year ago and I managed to break both of my wrists. So I have lost my job. My wrists healed, but I have no luck finding work, so I started doing this on commision.

I'm not crazily busy, but it helps me at least with expenses for my horses and other animals. I sure do enjoy it. :)

Here is one I finished yesterday. I'm supposed to be working on a dog right now. I started and now, instead of finishing up, I'm procrastinating here, admiring everyone's work. :)

So I'm off to feed my horses. I'll post the dog tomorrow. I'll have to stay up and finish it since the customer is expecting it done by tomorrow morning.
 

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#64 ·
Hey thanks for getting back to me. I looked on your facebook page, once again your work is stunning! I love the cats, i'd have one done of mine but i have 5 floating around here so it would be unfair to choose one!!
I really like the 6.5" X 9" box (the $45 one) but that's gonna be a bit too big for a small package and I reckon shipping will go up to $43! Bit too much, I'm soo sad :(

I'll have to look at smaller things
 
#65 ·
Hey thanks for getting back to me. I looked on your facebook page, once again your work is stunning! I love the cats, i'd have one done of mine but i have 5 floating around here so it would be unfair to choose one!!
I really like the 6.5" X 9" box (the $45 one) but that's gonna be a bit too big for a small package and I reckon shipping will go up to $43! Bit too much, I'm soo sad :(

I'll have to look at smaller things
Thanks again for the compliment. ;)
I agree the shipping would be pretty high.

Well, if you decide to have one done, just let me know. :)
 
#73 ·
I love love love your woodburns....like LOVE them!!!!

My husband just bought me a woodburning kit for Christmas and I have no idea where to even begin. I was wondering if you'd be so kind as to lend me a little advice...

He bought me a few slabs of pine wood to practice on. I've heard basswood is the best, but wanted your thoughts on other types of wood. I saw a bunch of walnut wood pieces at a craft store and had all sorts of ideas for plaques, coasters, jewlery boxes, stall signs, etc. Have you done much woodburning on walnut? What do you prefer?

Also, do you prep your wood before you burn such as sanding the wood?

What do you do to seal the finished product?

How do you shade your pieces? Do you start light and layer as with graphite pencils or is it just best to go right in with the darker tones without layering?

ummm, I think that's it for now...lol.

I am both excited and nervous about this woodburing thing!
 
#74 ·
All4Crystal.... would you mind taking a look in the "art requests" section at the thread for "Memorial Portrait for a friend" .... it's my thread and I'd like to know what it would cost for you to do a wood burning plaque kind of as I'm describing there.

Please PM me and let me know or post to that thread.

I really appreciate it. It would mean a lot to me.
 
#76 ·
I haven't been here for a while. Sorry!
Thank you all for the compliments. :)

RoxaneElizabeth, I sand it down before I start. Also try to pull the tip of your iron instead of push it. That way it will slide instead of making holes.

Zaudika, I'll go look at your thread now. Will reply there.

Equusketch, hope you'll have a lot of fun with it. :) You can use all kinds of wood. Walnut is hard, so it will take you longer to make pictures on it, but it is pretty nice to woodburn on. All the small woodburnings I did were on walnut. I used to but walnut plaques in WalMart. They stopped carrying them though.
Where did you find walnut?
Yes, basswood is great for woodburnings. Generally, try to stay away from multicolored wood. The darker areas are not going to be as hard as the lighter ones. It is possible to woodburn on it, but you will constantly have to adjust the heat. If you have a simple iron like I have, it means switching it on and off. It's a pain in the butt and you better try in once you are pretty good on the easy wood.
Before you start sand it down, to make it as smooth as possible, or your iron will be catching on wood burning holes.
I don't always seal them, but satin polyurethane works really well.
You can figure out your own style as far as shading. If I were you, I'd start pretty light and once you are positive it looks the way you want to make it darker. It is not a pencil, so you cannot push harder. Make sure your hand stays really light all the time, or you'll make holes in the wood. To make stuff darker, just work slower. Remember once you mess up there is no way to fix it. If you try to sand it out you'll create a dip in the wood.
Don't be nervous. Start practicing on the cheapest kind of wood, because I guarantee you the first one will look terrible. Mine did too. ;) It takes a little while to figure out how the iron works and what works for you, so don't get discouraged. You will see the more you'll make the better they will turn out. I personally think it's way more fun than pencil or charcoal.
Also your iron comes with different tips. Try them, to see which one you like the best. I like the one that looks like a wedge with a sharp point. I don’t ever switch the tips. I don’t really like the other ones and I also think it would be a pain in the butt to wait until the iron cools off to be able to switch it.
Well, I hope I answered all your questions. If you’ll have more, feel free to ask.
 
#77 ·
Thank you so much for the advice. I won't be able to try it out until after holiday commissions, but I am very excited. I will just practice on the two pine slabs my husband got me then go on the hunt for basswood. My husband is very good at woodworking himself, so he could easily cut, router and prepare just about anything for me, including hand making a jewlery box.
 
#82 ·
Well, maybe you will after Christmas. ;)

How much do you sell them for?
The price depends on the size and the amount of time it takes to make it.
If you run your mouse over the wood plaques or boxes, it will show you price.
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Those are spectacular!
Thank you! :)

Those are great! I'm so jealous, art like that is a gift I wish I had.
Thank you! Well maybe next time you can try to email a link to my site to whoever would want to get you a present. ;)

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#88 ·
Aww, that's my Bear (man, I miss him). :) Aubre (NordicJuniper) got one for me for Christmas. I cried when I saw it. I just wanted to let you know that these are absolutely beautiful. It looks so much like him. Thank you for such quality work. :)
 
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