What type of wood works best for burn drawings?

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Question by sunscour: What type of wood works best for burn drawings?

What type of wood works best for burning images into wood? I used a pine board to test it out but noticed there were all kinds of lines in my finished picture.




Best answer:

Answer by itramsivad2002
The more detail you want, go with a harder wood. Use a wood with little to no grain. The grain caused your lines.
Check out these sites:
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles12/woods.shtml
http://www.thewoodbox.com/hardwoods/woodburning-slabs.htm
http://www.woodcarvers.com/basicwdburning.htm
http://www.woodburning.com/stampart.asp
It explains different woods. Best to experiment to find what you like best. Some wood grains/knots can enhance your work.
Hope this helps.

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