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noun
- the art or technique of decorating wood or leather by burning a design on the surface with a heated metallic point.
What is the difference between wood burning and pyrography?
The word “pyrography” basically means writing with fire.
Many people refer to pyrography as “woodburning” however woodburning is technically done on wood, whereas pyrography can be done on any receptive surface (including wood)