Pyrography Basics: Techniques and Exercises for Beginners (Design Originals) Patterns for Woodburning with Skill-Building Step-by-Step Instructions and Advice from Lora Irish on Texture and Layering Paperback – Illustrated, 1 Jan. 2014

This book? Total hot stuff. It walked me through pyrography like a patient, slightly flammable friend. From “which end of the tool goes where” to “how to make leaves that don’t look like burnt spaghetti,” it’s got everything a beginner needs to go from clueless to lowkey artisan.Clear instructions, great exercises, and enough technique to make my wife feel like she is one burned coaster away from opening an Etsy shop called “Smokin’ Art.”10/10 - would scorch with style again.

Very good book. Great help.

Liked, big writing, easy to understand and it tells beginners how and what to do. Also includes pictures for stencils. Great book

I like the layout of this book, clear pictures and directions, I bought a pyrography set for Christmas, but as with anything technical good guidance is essential and this is excellent

Great to have this book, really gives a lot of information

Found it difficilt to understand in some areas

Although this is a very small book (30 pp) it has good intro to the equipment needed and it takes a very hands on approach to learning techniques. Should be open next to work as a constant reference. Some of the exercises look very complicated; but this guide breaks the process down to very simple strokes, just very, very repetitive! An excellent primer which quickly got me producing very satisfying results when copying someone else's work. The challenge now is to develop my own style.

Has most of the basics as you would expect. Would like a little more step by step breakdown but that is probably being fussy.Will certainly get you started with tips and ideas for your projects. Getting stuck in and have a go seems to work for me, then refer back to the book to correct any issues. The author has lots of patterns available on her website.