Burning lines for basket illusion

[Rob Gabel]

Wife and I attended the Rocky Mountain Symposium and are trying our hand at some basket illusion. We have a question regarding best tip for burning the lines. We have the Walnut Hollow Creative Woodburner (link) below, but the tips seem to be for fine work or flat burning. Any suggestions?

Walnut Hollow

 

[Curt Fuller]

Click on the Optima 1 pen styles on the left side of the page and then scroll down to the 21 A (1/8") and 21 B (3/16") . Use these in conjunction with the D-way 1/8" and 3/16" beading tools. Anything else will just discourage you from doing basket illusions.

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These Wood Turning Beading Tools are used with the flute down and that lets them to be used in a shear cutting way. Sizes are bead size. Our bedaing tools can be used on faceplate or spindle work. I recomend my 8" handles for all of my Beading tools and Diamond Tool

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[William Rogers]

Agree 100% with Curt. His pens and burner are top notch. I use his pens, but I bought the burnmaster burner years ago.

 

[Donna Banfield]

Wife and I attended the Rocky Mountain Symposium and are trying our hand at some basket illusion. We have a question regarding best tip for burning the lines. We have the Walnut Hollow Creative Woodburner (link) below, but the tips seem to be for fine work or flat burning. Any suggestions?

Walnut Hollow

I don't think you'll be able to use the Optima tips with your Walnut Hollow unit. From the images, it looks like the handpiece is permanently attached to the woodburning unit, and only uses replaceable tips. Unless PJL makes replaceable tips that fit your handpiece, AND the 21A and 21B are available as replaceable tips, you will need to get a new woodburning unit.