olddust1 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I regularly use a pencil tourch to scourch the fuzzies off the back of cuttings then use sandpaper to remove the scourched fuzzies. However I have also found that by tourching the front of cuttings it will often add charicture to the art. Here is a work showing the difference between a no tourch cut on the right and a lightly tourched cutting mounted on a slab. John olddust1 torch KOKO.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courdorygirl Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 That's a great idea, and it makes the piece look very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I was a real skeptic of torching the fuzzes until I tried it once. Works very well. I like your extension of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Different woods will take torching differently. It will change the looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I tryed it once .like the look but forgot about it that fast :shock: :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I have been tempted to do that but I am afraid I am I bit of a pyro and would not stop with just scorching the work.... it's called designer firewood for a reason DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I have never liked the idea of torching the fuzzies. I read a post once ( not sure which site it was on ) were a lady always torched her fuzzies but one time the piece caught a light and up it went. Well that did it for me I'm afraid, I like the work that I do I don't want to see it burn. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkey Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 I always torch the back and it works great. Never tried the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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