I love wood burning projects and when I recently found a round piece of wood in our shed I thought it would be the perfect surface to burn and transform into a side tabletop.
Since it was round, I thought a mandala design on top would be perfect!
To begin, I used a compass and a ruler to map out my design.
Using my Wood Hollow Creative Woodburner Pen I got to work burning my design.
This kind of work can be tricky. To begin, it takes a lot of time to burn into a piece of wood this big and your hands will get really sore. I like to work on something this large in stages over the course of a couple of days.
It's also tricky because hard and cheap wood (like the piece that I used) can have a lot of grain and knots in it. The process can be challenging because the grain and the knots won't burn the evenly- there will be a lot of "interruptions" in the design. I personally don't mind. I actually love the character of wood grain and the imperfections but you could use a softer wood with less visible grain for a smooth burn.
After a lot of hours and a sore hand I finished the mandala.
The last step was to use brackets to attach the tabletop to metal legs
Check out all of my wood burning projects below.
1. wood burned blocks 2. wood burned bangles 3. wood burned buttons 4. wood burned earrings 5. wood burned spoons 6. wood rings 7. popsicle stick bracelets 8. wood burned frame 9. wood burned boxes
22 comments:
Absolutely gorgeous!
It's so interesting! thanks!!
Beautiful piece!
nice one ! I find it difficult to make curved lines with a woodburner.
This is AMAZING!!
Absolutely amazing!!
Just gorgeous, Alisa!
Your love of pattern has served you well Alisa. I think the imperfections cause by grain etc. add character.
Looking forward to exploring your mandala class, and LOVE your engineer prints. = )
Beautiful! A really lovely table top. I've always loved wood burning since I first came across it as a child.
Sara
love love love the table!
Gorgeous. I love wood burning, but do find that my hand cramps a ton! Something that large would take me forever. When I was born my dad did a gorgeous wood burning on the back of a rocking chair for my mom. Covered it with roses... he also made me a series of wood burned plaques with all of the care bear characters. It is such an art and I wish I saw it more now days.
Georgeus!
Oh my goodness Alisa! What a beautiful piece! The LORD has certainly blessed you with the gift of creativity! I want to learn how to be proficient in wood burning! So many great things to be made! :o)
Love and blessings from Oklahoma!
i love it! could you please tell me where you got the metal legs?
WOW! The table is just awesome!!
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i love it! could you please tell me where you got the metal legs?
I love how you keep finding new surfaces to add your art! The design can go on a piece of wood, a pillow case, a canvas, etc etc. You have shown us how to turn one tool (wood burner) into another tool (pencil or paint brush). Thanks! I am always on the look out for new surfaces and new tools, and am inspired by your work. Sandyartparts.blogspot.com
so gorgeous.. love it!
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It was so good to see these beautiful wood burning ideas. My grandfather used to work with wood and bones. I learned all about wood from him and it's been a long time I'd like to use wood burning on some of my decorations. Unfortunately the wood burner doesn't open. Could you tell the brand, please? Thanks in advance.:)
You are one talented lady!! Holy smokes your table is amazing.. :)
mrskjdibble@juno.com
Dear Alisa,
I have a new item on my Christmas wish list: a wood burning tool!
However, I want to know where you have your large photo reprints made please. The largest one I've had reprinted was a 12x18 from Walmart. Turned out great. I had laundered my 30+ year old wedding gown and veil, hung it high from a tree on a beautifully sunny day, photographed it and had it printed in B&W. The gorgeous print hangs in our bedroom.
I love the posts on the wood burning! Merry Christmas!
Kelley~
E-addy above
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