Wood-burning and leather-burning are something I have always liked and wanted to do more of. Lacking an actual wood burning tool, I used a cheap soldering iron I had to burn the design into the box ( see right), top only. I wanted to see what it will look like stained, so I uploaded into GIMP. I like it. I will stain it as part of another day’s project, when I do the sides I think. The soldering iron’s single tip took a bit of getting used to and practice to get the strength, depth, thickness, and tone I wanted in each line.
I really like the combination of working by hand and computer for some things. I think I may do a version of the recent pieces in my art programs as well.
On a side note, I used my metallic paint to continue the painting I started the other day. It really is becoming a long term project.
Art's Folly 
The mix of metallics looks good.
However, the grain of the canvas is too prominent for my taste; having obvious lateral lines on the cogs reduces the impression that they rotate.
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Agreed, I am pondering what to do for the next layer of work. That very issue is one of the issues that slowed me down.
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Maybe a very fine plaster of paris slip over the cogs as a filler; then you could buff them flat to both solve the canvas grain and add a feeling of depth and solidity.
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Agreed, I am pondering what to do for the next layer of work. That very issue is one of the issues that slowed me down.
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