I acquire a retro/nerdy/cool hobby

The other day Lisa saw an ornament in a store that she really liked. She brought it over to me and said “It’s wood burning, you can do this!” A few days later I got my first wood burning tools for Hanukkah. The rest, as they say, is history.

I remember when I was a kid that wood burning was a somewhat obscure hobby. See top photo of a 1950’s kit – “fun for the whole family!”. I knew about it but had never done it and didn’t know anyone who did. Now I know. It’s sort of like drawing, slowly, with a thick pen – on lumpy paper. Smells good.

It’s fun, but what do you call the finished drawing? “wood burns”? “burns”? Please use my contact form or comment below with your suggestions.

Here’s what I’ve done so far, in the order I made them.

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