For the budding carver, what should I be looking for? Not the Cadillac, just reliable, cost effective....
Wood burner - what to look for?
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Phil Nowack
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I personally would be looking for a used (older ) EarthStove. Model 200 I think... They work very well, and are of solid construction. You can find them for $2-300 on Craigslist usually... maybe more so in late spring.
Steve Sanford
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Dave~
I am on my second Detailer - the first one lasted at least 30 years. One key feature is the rheostat (?) to adjust the heat to the tip. I have not burned feather texture in decades - but use it around the bill and sometimes primary groups.
https://woodburning.com/
BTW: There's a spade-like tip that's handing for sealing nylon decoy line.
All the best,
SJS
I am on my second Detailer - the first one lasted at least 30 years. One key feature is the rheostat (?) to adjust the heat to the tip. I have not burned feather texture in decades - but use it around the bill and sometimes primary groups.
https://woodburning.com/
BTW: There's a spade-like tip that's handing for sealing nylon decoy line.
All the best,
SJS
Phil Nowack
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Lol [w00t] maybe they are!!!!
Clearly I was thinking of the other kind!!![blush]
Clearly I was thinking of the other kind!!![blush]
Capt Rich Geminski
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Think Dave is looking for a feather burner to do detail work. Look for a Detailer on ebay with some tips. Some one might speak up here. I like the 2 burner unit, use one for hot burning and the other for detail work.
tod osier said:
Maybe he just generates a lot of cut offs and chips. [w00t]
jode hillman
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Colwood detailer. Has a replaceable cord too
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Tom Scholberg
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I too was wondering what kind of wood burner he was looking for, this time of the year I thought stove.
Sorry, should have been more specific! I would have thought the reference to budding carver would have made it obvious I was looking for a tool for making decoys.
George Goodsell
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Yeah, I'm a budding carver and the wood stove has a purpose! Or as they say... "my mistakes will keep me warm, like Hell"
Dave,
I have a Colwood burner with a handful of different "pens". I really like it because I can easily change the heat settings with the thermostat/rheostat dial plus it doesn't take up a whole lot of space. It heats quickly and is very consistent. My carving club hosted a woodburning class one weekend and I learned a lot from the teacher.
I guess the thing I would look for is if you are going to use multiple burning tips, do you want one that you just switch out the entire pen (very easy) or do you want a single pen body where you switch out the tips (no clue on how easy but my burning instructor did say you've gotta wait for the tips to cool down before grabbing them...don't know how long that takes...probably not long). I'd guess the major brands of burners (Colwood, Burnmaster and Optima are the ones I can think of) are probably pretty much equal. I'd take a look at the different style of pens....some of them are fatter than others so not comfortable for me to hold (small hands), some of them might conduct heat into the pen too much so they might get too hot for someone to hold.
Dani
I have a Colwood burner with a handful of different "pens". I really like it because I can easily change the heat settings with the thermostat/rheostat dial plus it doesn't take up a whole lot of space. It heats quickly and is very consistent. My carving club hosted a woodburning class one weekend and I learned a lot from the teacher.
I guess the thing I would look for is if you are going to use multiple burning tips, do you want one that you just switch out the entire pen (very easy) or do you want a single pen body where you switch out the tips (no clue on how easy but my burning instructor did say you've gotta wait for the tips to cool down before grabbing them...don't know how long that takes...probably not long). I'd guess the major brands of burners (Colwood, Burnmaster and Optima are the ones I can think of) are probably pretty much equal. I'd take a look at the different style of pens....some of them are fatter than others so not comfortable for me to hold (small hands), some of them might conduct heat into the pen too much so they might get too hot for someone to hold.
Dani