Channel: Stinnett Sticks

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Description: WOOD CARVER, MIKE STINNETT, SHOWS THE 4 WOOD BURNING TOOLS HE USES (Utility, Walnut Hollow, Razertip and Burnmaster) (links below) AND SHOWS HOW TO MAKE HOME-MADE WOOD BURNING STAMPS. SHOP FOR TOOLS Treelineusa: (paid link) bit.ly/37mzHvC (as an affiliate I earn fees) Amazon: (paid link) amazon.com/shop/stinnettstickstudio (as an Amazon Affiliate I earn fees for qualifying purchases ) Parsons Wood Artistry: (#ad) pyrographystore.com/snake-scale-pen-tips.html# Thanks to Jered Gillispie for his banjo tunes titled "Visiting Mike" and "Covered Wagon", and also thanks to Jason Blakely for his banjo song titled "Arkansas Traveler". PURCHASE MUSIC FROM AMAZON Mike Stinnett and his daughter Theresa Stinnett (paid link) amzn.to/3d73mfz Jered Gillispie's fine Banjo Music (paid link) amzn.to/3daNdFJ (As an Amazon Affiliate I earn fees for qualifying purchases.) UPDATES, TIPS, TUTORIALS ON PATREON: patreon.com/stinnettsticks Patreon Helps Support the Channel and also gives you Carving Tips and Tutorials, Updates on my latest carvings and walking stick projects and Behind the Scenes Videos. TRANSCRIPTION "In this video, I want to show you four wood burning tools that I've used to add realistic texture to my carvings. And at the end, I'm going to demonstrate how I use a home-made spot welder to make a special burning tip for my next project. When I first started carving Rattlesnake walking sticks, I needed a cheap way to create the scale texture. I took my utility wood burner and modified the tip into a snake scale shape. It worked great, but there was no way to control the temperature, and so sometimes it would get too hot. The Versa tool is a lot like the Utility wood burner, but it has a big advantage...A temperature dial. It comes with an assortment of brass tips which can be customized. Here, I'm creating a burning tip to round out the eyes and give them a smooth surface. I use a hand piece with diamond burrs to grind it into shape. The Razertip is a great wood burning unit. It features almost instant heat, and has a huge selection of tips and pens that can be purchased. The BPH pen allows me to create my own tips and secure them in the binding post. To my knowledge, Razertip is the only manufacturer of snake scale tips. I us the Razertip, now, for almost all of my needs. Sometimes I need higher temperatures than the Razertip is capable of. In these cases, I use the Burnmaster. It can reach much higher temperatures than I will ever need. With this adapter, I'm able to use a Razertip pen in the Burnmaster. This allows me to use larger-sized plate tips, and it speeds up the process of burning thousands of scales. This little unit is a home-made spot welder. It was made for me by my friend, Earl, from Montana. He used the parts from a microwave oven to create it. It works amazingly, and allows me to custom make any kind of burning tip that I need. For this tip, I start with a small finish nail. I'm using a carbide bur to hollow out the head of the nail. Now I"ll weld it to a 19-guage stainless steel wire. And as simple as that...I have myself a unique burning tip that suits my needs. It does exactly what I wanted it to...round out the beaded pattern on my carving.