Burning Hedge Part 2

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Now that I have the two ends charred it's time to fill in the middle. Keep the flame moving as the call spins. At first it will look like nothing is happening, but when it starts to brown, it will go pretty quickly. Here is a conventional light char on the middle.

http://i146.Rule #2/albums/r279/brentwin/DSCF1561_zpse3787c74.jpg

Lately, I have been going with a darker char on some of my calls. It doesn't look like much now.

http://i146.Rule #2/albums/r279/brentwin/DSCF1570_zpse0e6661a.jpg

But after a very light sanding with 320 grit and a few minutes soaking in the spar jar, the colors really pop.

http://i146.Rule #2/albums/r279/brentwin/DSCF1573_zpsd03b3f22.jpg

And here's a finished set.

http://i146.Rule #2/albums/r279/brentwin/DSCF1479_zps0dde5730.jpg

As always, if I haven't explained anything well, PLEASE ask questions.

Brent
 
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What....pictures say a thousand words!...or something like that. Brain just shut down. All you guys keep blowing me away. Next thing you know, I will sell a goldwing to buy wood.....
 
Awesome and thanks a million Brent. So after you char the wood you don't sand it? Goes straight to the spar varnish? I also agree with you on cooking steak never well done
 
Ok it's 4 in the morning and 22* outside but I'm headed to the shop to try this.
 
Thanks, Brent! Well done. Tried any other finishes, or is spar the only way to go after burning.
 
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Michael- Good catch. I do give the call a very light sanding with 320 grit, just to knock the black surface "dust" off. I will edit my original post accordingly.

Tony- That is just further proof that there is something very, very wrong with us! It was in the mid 20's in my shop when I was doing this.

Henry- I don't see why CA wouldn't work. On a heavily charred call, I might be temped to give it a short soak in BLO to get the color to pop. Then after its dried a day or so, go ahead with your CA. You might play with a scrap and see how it works.
 
All of a sudden...I'm thinking I need to pull out a 'pin' chuck and start spinning some wood just to burn it!



Have you tried any other types of wood and got the results as with the Osage? If so, could you throw out some suggestions on other species this works best with, and better yet...which don't?







Scott (where's my torch) B
 
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SDB777 said:
All of a sudden...I'm thinking I need to pull out a 'pin' chuck and start spinning some wood just to burn it!



Have you tried any other types of wood and got the results as with the Osage? If so, could you throw out some suggestions on other species this works best with, and better yet...which don't?







Scott (where's my torch) B
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The only other wood that I have seen burnt is cherry. It looked pretty good! I would say that any light colored wood that has straight grain and fairly defined growth rings would be a candidate. It wouldn't be good for call making, but I think that some interesting things could be done with burning pine.
 
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BrentWin said:
The only other wood that I have seen burnt is cherry. It looked pretty good! I would say that any light colored wood that has straight grain and fairly defined growth rings would be a candidate. It wouldn't be It wouldn't be good for call making, but I think that some interesting things could be done with burning pine.
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Was thinking Yellow Cedar, but the stuff is really tight in the grain....
Was also thinking Eastern Red Cedar, but the stuff is probably to full of flammable resin that once the flame was put to it....you would need a fire extinguisher!



Thanks for the toots!!







Scott (pyrography is fun) B
 
Those are gorgeous. Do you have any that are older than a year or two? Because the osage is going to darken dramatically over time unless you stabilize it. I bet they will look cool too just in a different way. Nice tutorial!
 
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Those are gorgeous. Do you have any that are older than a year or two? Because the osage is going to darken dramatically over time unless you stabilize it. I bet they will look cool too just in a different way. Nice tutorial!
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No Kevin, I don't have one that old, I have one riding on the dash of my truck to speed up the darkening process. It's been there for about a month with no detectable change, but I will keep it there and see what it looks like by spring. Maybe the heating changes the chemical makeup of the wood? Time will tell.
 
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SDB777 said:
Was thinking Yellow Cedar, but the stuff is really tight in the grain....
Was also thinking Eastern Red Cedar, but the stuff is probably to full of flammable resin that once the flame was put to it....you would need a fire extinguisher!

Thanks for the toots!!

Scott (pyrography is fun) B
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Burning ERC Hmmmm.....let me think. How would that work?

http://i146.Rule #2/albums/r279/brentwin/fire_zpsc15d36eb.jpg
 
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To further illustrate my point, her is a pic of the perfectly cooked steak that I had tonight. Sizzling on the outside, still cool in the middle. Beats turkey any day.

http://i146.Rule #2/albums/r279/brentwin/DSCF1575_zpsa2b28780.jpg
 
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Ok it's 4 in the morning and 22* outside but I'm headed to the shop to try this.
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BrentWin said:
To further illustrate my point, her is a pic of the perfectly cooked steak that I had tonight. Sizzling on the outside, still cool in the middle. Beats turkey any day.

http://i146.Rule #2/albums/r279/brentwin/DSCF1575_zpsa2b28780.jpg
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Can you put that steak in the "trade" forum?
 
I've used similar burning on ash wood and it comes out very nice. I'll post a pic later today. Gary
 
Hey Brent... going to try this this evening. 2 more question, when you are sanding are you doing this on the lathe? Also when you have the flame on, is this on the lathe as well? Thanks for the help
 
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Michael,

Sand all of my calls on the lathe. I start with 120 grit spinning and then stop the lathe and sand with the grain to get the circular sanding marks out. Then I go to 220 first sanding while spinning and then stopped with the grain. I go thru 320 when I am going to burn the call. I go thru 600 if it gets normal finish.

For the final sanding, after burning, I sand by hand VERY lightly with 320.

For the burning, I keep the lathe spinning at low speed. Burn up some scrap, you'll get the hang of it in no time.

Let me know if this doesn't make sense.

Brent
 
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So you burn after the 320 grit?
 
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