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Pyrographing a gourd.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...291#post181081
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...584#post132532
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...3492#post78169
Any idea where this is from or what technique they are using? It kind of looks like some sort of stick welder.
This is called Lichtenberg pyrography or Lichtenberg Fractal Burning, applying very high voltages (tens of thousands of volts) to wood or other materials which causes these fractal patterns to be burned into the surface. They're named after the distinctive burn patters often found in lightning strike victims...Quote:
Originally Posted by DSTP
Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichtenberg_figure
A How To: https://www.instructables.com/Wood-B...nberg-Figures/
A Warning: https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/n...res-three-more
When I was a kid I would do that on wood using a fluorescent light ballast...