If you’re looking for the best wood burning tools that a professional uses daily, keep reading!
I’ve written a few posts about the best wood burning tools for beginners and promised a full post on what I exactly use to create my popular wood burning art, so here we are!
I started wood burning back in 2015/2016 and I quickly fell in love with it. To this date, I have created custom orders for people all over the country!
As a professional artist and art educator, I am trained in many different mediums, so when I first heard of wood burning, I was intrigued!
Wood burning just seemed so cool because burning is very permanent, so I started creating with this medium and haven’t stopped since.
I sell my original wood burning artwork on my shop website and still create custom orders from time to time.
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Wood Burning Supplies & Tools
Wood Burners
SS-D10 Burner By Razertip
For my professional wood burner, I use the Dual Razertip machine. I love my SS-D10 burner so much. You can switch to different pens while working seamlessly and they heat up instantly. This machine is amazing and in my opinion the best on the market for the cost.
You can buy many unique pens for a variety of uses such as writing, shading, texture, and more. I use this wood burning machine for fine detailing work and basically 95% of all my wood burning art.
This specific model is expensive up front, but the investment is worth it. I have been using mine heavily since 2017 with no issues.
Walnut Hollow Versa Tool
The versa tool is considered to be a beginner wood burning kit, but this tool is still essential in my toolbox.
You can buy a variety of tips and even hot stamp letters. I use this tool from time to time for specific works and recommend it to anyone looking to try out wood burning art on a budget.
Wood Surfaces
Basswood Planks By Walnut Hollow
You can burn on a bunch of different woods, but my go-to is basswood. I love to purchase from Walnut Hollow, they have great quality wood in all different shapes and sizes.
Other woods I burn on are birch and aspen. There are many kinds of wood you can burn on, but some are easier to burn than others. Always do your research!
Of course, you can chop down wood to use for your wood burning projects, but you have to make sure it’s fully dried and sanded nicely. It is quite a process and you have to know what you are doing, which I’m not an expert on chopping down trees.
Purchasing the wood from walnut hollow is a time saver because it’s already done for you and the pieces are sanded beautifully.
Related Post: How To Seal Wood Burning Art
Other Wood Burning Tools
Check out my Amazon Storefront to see all of the wood burning supplies I use.
You really don’t need many tools to get started with wood burning. Just a piece of wood and a burner, but the more you advance in the craft you may learn to use other tools to help make the process smoother.
Erasers
Pencil marks can sometimes be hard to erase from wood, but Tombow erasers are excellent at removing pencil lines. The original mono eraser and the sand erasers are both great!
Wood Finish
I had some of my TikTok videos of me sealing my wood burning art go viral. Many comments asked what I used, and this is exactly what I use to finish my projects. Polyurethane is my go-to finish for my signs and coasters and Polycrylic is another great choice I love to use.
Tracing Paper
Tracing paper is great to use when laying out your designs before you start to burn. I love this brand and have used it for many many years!
Safety
Always remember to be safe when wood burning! Check out my wood burning safety tips blog for more info.
This post was all about the best wood burning tools.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it! If you have any questions, please just post them below and I will gladly help the best I can.
– Amanda The Green Artist
Beautiful work! What do you use to help lesson the smoke you’re breathing in while working on your art projects?
Hi – thank you! It’s a bit funny you ask because this a topic I am writing a whole blog about to post within the next week or so. 🙂
I always try to keep a window open, have some sort of air flow like a fan running, and if I feel I need more protection I wear a woodworker dust mask or a respirator.
Most projects I do aren’t very smokey, but I always do the above for safety. 🙂
Hi there! Thank you for sharing so many tips for your beautiful craft. I am fairly new to pyrography and was wondering how often you find yourself needing to replace the wire tips for your burner specifically. I noticed my wires turning black and not working anymore at least two or three times in a month.
Thank you!! ☺️
Hi there – thanks for reading 🙂 I personally have only had to replace tips that have broken. I use a very light sandpaper and a tip cleaner to scrape off buildup on the tips after use. This definitely helps prolong the life of them! When they have all that carbon buildup they really won’t burn as well. Hope this helps 🙂