{"id":59460,"date":"2012-07-20T20:29:25","date_gmt":"2012-07-21T01:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=59460"},"modified":"2012-07-20T20:32:17","modified_gmt":"2012-07-21T01:32:17","slug":"lord-of-the-rings-themed-wood-burnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/07\/20\/59460-lord-of-the-rings-themed-wood-burnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord of the Rings-themed “wood burnings”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> Brandon Jones<\/a> is a pyrographer. He creates what he calls “wood burnings”. One of his latest works is a quite lovely rendition of Middle-earth’s Rivendell (see right).<\/p>\n

TORn chatted with Brandon to find out just how he does it.<\/p>\n

“I make an outline on the wood with the use of carbon paper and\/or just plain pencil,” he says. “I use a sharp tip<\/a> usually to burn the outline. Then I use the shading tips (the wider ones with rounded edges) to do the rest.”<\/p>\n

He usually uses basswood — a deciduous tree that provides a soft and easily worked timber. Brandon says the wood choice depends on the picture he’s burning.<\/p>\n

“For a tall picture that’s not that wide, I use a basswood plank (that’s the wood with the bark on the two sides).”<\/p>\n

He says he often bases his creations on something he’s seen, although he makes his own designs as well.<\/p>\n

Simpler pieces — like this panda bear<\/a> — take as little as little as two hours. Larger, more complex pieces — see this Avengers piece<\/a> — might take 25 or 30 hours to complete.<\/p>\n

He says he started learning how to make wood burnings after watching his mother do it.<\/p>\n

“My mom used to do wood burning and it looked interesting. So I tried it out and found out I was actually good at it. My mom quit doing it after I started though because she thought I was a lot better.”<\/p>\n

The Rivendell piece isn’t his first one of Middle-earth. He’s also created one of Minas Tirith — the city of Gondor.<\/p>\n

“[The Rivendell piece] was a custom order from a person who saw my earlier LOTR wood burning and was interested in getting one made for him. It’s actually for a surprise present for his girlfriend. Her favorite series is LOTR. She has a small collection of first editions that he thought there was a perfect spot for something just like this.”<\/p>\n

You can follow Brandon’s work on Facebook at: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrandonWoodBurning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click through for a gallery of Brandon’s LoTR pieces,
\nincluding a work-in-progress sequence of the Rivendell piece<\/strong><\/center>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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