I am so happy that you took the time to try this product out! I'm glad you were willing to take my comment and run with it. I new you would give this product an honest review. I haven't purchased this product yet, but I will in the future. As you noted, not all of us have the funds or even the space for a good laser machine and the extra do-dads that one would like to go with it. I can see a lot of uses for Scorch Markers. I think they will become popular. it will still takes some art talent as with my wood burning set. Practice makes perfect! I am thinking of signing my work with it. The finer tip should work. Take care my Friend!
I'm glad that you enquired about them Michael and I'm glad that I followed up with Scorch Marker. I have had several conversation with Niki from the company and have recently spoken to the owner and they are just very nice people and they are very enthusiastic about crafting and making it accessible to all. I hope that you do get yourself some of these markers and test them out for yourself. Just remember to go light on the liquid to avoid bleeding through the grain. Thanks for tuning in Michael and for asking about them in the first place. If it wasn't for you, I would have never contacted the good folks at Scorch Marker.
Pretty cool pen and probably Will get some for myself. I can actually sign my name on a piece or customize it for others. I believe the problem with the bleed is that you smeared rather than dab the stencil. It’s similar to staining with tape. If you smear it’ll bleed. Dabs with Frog Tape are much better at preventing bleeding. Then again, pine loves to soak in and notorious for bleeding. Keep up the great work.
The bleeding was also present when it was just a freehand drawing Peter. Using less liquid corrected the problem. I do agree with the dabbing technique on a stencil but that is normally used with a practically dry brush. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your thoughts.
This can open the door to so many different ideas on projects Brian. It's a very cost effective way to add accents to any woodworking or crafting piece. It doesn't even have to be on wood. It can be paper, card stock, leather etc. Experiment and see what it can do. I hope you're doing well. Thanks for tuning in.
Thanks for taking the time to review and show me how to really use these markers. I purchases a few of them last year but just wasn't satisfied with my results. After watching your video I am certainly going to give them a try again. Plus I didn't know about the stencils. This opens up a whole new avenue to my finished projects. Thanks Again!!!
I hope you are able to use them in a way that you are happy with Jay. It took a little bit of practice but I got some great results in very little time. It's all about seeing what the problem is, analyzing it and making corrections to your methods. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in.
They really do have a great little product. I've compared knock off wood burning markers here on the show and there was just no comparison to the Scorch Markers. Thanks for tuning in
Fantastic video. I have heard of these but never tried them. Non of the other videos online about them are as good as this one. Keep up the fantastic videos.
I have had a scorch marker for a couple of months and just opened it a few weeks ago. I create a lot of paper crafts and had a paper crafting heat gun. I burned the surrounding wood at the exact time it burned the scorch marker. Then I saw a post from scorch that said you needed a 1500 watt heat gun. I reluctantly bought one from Amazon. It made a huge difference!!!Now that I have seen you use it with extra tips you gave, I am going to have to give it another try!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
I wish you luck on your Scorch Marker adventure Kendell. I hope that this video was able to give you the tips that you need to get some excellent results. Remember, to go light on the liquid to avoid bleeding through the grain. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in to the conversation.
@@acutabove_woodworkings I had no idea how to fix the bleeding. Your tips are great!! I am doing 11 cutting boards today for teacher appreciation week. Now I am not afraid to do it because I know how to fix it!! Thank you!!
I hope that you enjoy them Steve. They have a slight learning curve but it's all about practicing and getting your technique ironed out. Thanks for tuning in to the show and for taking the time to leave your comment. It's appreciated.
I hope you like them Ken. Just remember to take your time and practice with them to get your technique honed in. Thanks for tuning in and good luck with your markers.
Glad that you liked it Paul. It would sure add some nice accents to one of your whirligigs. Thanks for tuning in this week and for taking the time to leave your comment.
Very interesting first time I've heard of it. I'd like to see you try the brush end of the marker on a stencil. The "Big Green Shed" in Australia has a "Wood scorching pen marker" in the "Crafted" brand. I'm going to have give it a try.
I kind of feel that the brush end would apply too much material for a stencil Barry as it is a foam brush. I feel that the brush would be better suited for covering larger areas more quickly and efficiently than the marker end could. I hope this helps. Good luck with your "Crafted" markers. I hope they work well for you. Thanks for tuning in
Interesting product. I might get one to try for intarsia work where you need to burn the eye or nose etc. It would be too difficult I think to line up the laser to do the right spot. As you said I wont be able to get them here, but I did find an alternative maker that is available here. I will have to try them out, although it may be easier for me to buy a cheap wood burner kit as I wouldn't need to use it often
I know that they are available on amazon Brett. Not sure if this helps or not. Thanks for tuning in and good luck with your markers. Just make sure to practice and do test burns.
Thinking out loud here but I wonder if a sanding sealer, like shellac would prevent the bleed through before applying the Scorch Marker? I realize 350 degrees would probably not do the sealer any good but perhaps for the short time it needs to be heated it would survive.
I too have been thinking about something to seal the wood first Dwight but much like you, I don't know how it would stand up to the heat of the heat gun. There's only one way to find out. Looks like I have more testing to do. Thanks for tuning in to the show and for chiming in with your ideas.
The other end of the marker John, is a small, foam brush for applying the liquid on a larger scale. As for the smaller markers, it is essentially identical to the scorch marker that I demonstrated on the show, but a much smaller diameter. The process is identical. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in this week.
Interesting concept and seemingly a good alternative to a laser (for certain tasks) ... thanks for sharing👍........ What's the difference between the Scorch Marker and a normal marker, does the normal marker bleed more? FYI #1 ... do a search along the lines of 'Chemical Wood Burning Pen' or 'Pyrography Marker Pen' ... looks like there a quite few manufacturers out there (I found 3 or 4 easily in the UK). FYI #2 ... looks like it uses ammonium chloride ... so you could make your own solution and get a set of water pens/brushes for applying it (another thing I didn't know existed until now) 😁
My experience with a "normal" marker is that after a while, they fade out whereas to the best of my understanding, Scorch Markers will not do that. I have also found a few different branded "burning pens" and having no experience with them, I can't say how well they work or don't work. I can say though, that if it isn't broke, don't fix it and Scorch Markers did everything they said it would do. Thanks for tuning in Barry.
Very impressive results! I was really impressed with the results you obtained with your homemade template ……. Great review of a product many of us were not even aware of. Thanks for sharing this with us and have a great day 🤠. One question: You mentioned a brush in one end of the pen ….. what is that used for?
The brush in the opposite end of the pen Randy is for applying the Scorch Marker liquid on a larger scale. If you had a larger area to cover, instead of using the thinner marker head at the one end, you can unscrew the opposite end and have yourself a soft, foam brush that would apply the liquid over a larger area much more quickly. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in .
Is it possible that the other end of the scorch marker (the brush) should be used with stencils??? A normal stencil brush is short haired and dense to be dappled (after blotting) over the stencil. This might eliminate the edge build-up (capillary attraction) that results from the pen tip. Good video, I’m going to order a pen for signing my wooden boxes.
The brush at the opposite end is a foam brush Gary which I personally believe to be used for applying the liquid to a larger area, more quickly and more efficiently than the "marker" end. While you are right about stencil brushes having short bristles, they are mainly meant to be used (practically) dry to avoid bleeding under the stencil. With the scorch marker brush, it is a foam brush which is meant to hold more material so I honestly can't see it being used successfully with a stencil. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in and good luck with your scorch markers.
I have heard of some folks talk about using sanding sealer but I personally have never tried it so I can't say for sure. Sorry about that Rhonda. Thanks for tuning in.
I highly doubt LePage is going to make something like this. They are content just to make glue. LOL. Thanks for tuning in and for taking the time to leave your comment.
Hi Kenny. I know that you have only just received these scorch markers and I was wondering if you had any idea how long each pen was likely to last. I have a project coming up where I will be making some dog lead hooks (about 12) on wood with a small silhouette of a dog with the dog's name. The silhouette will be about 1 & 1/2 inches by 1 & 1/2 inches. The lettering will be smaller at only 1/4 inch. Never seen these markers before either and I am looking forward to trying them. Thanks Cliff
I've been using my marker on a regular basis since the show aired and it is still going strong. I would think that the markers would have no problem lasting to do the project that you described Cliff. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
I have ordered a few things through amazon.com and in almost every instance, I ended up getting charged extra for brokerage fees. Then, on top of that, there are customs fees (which is basically a 13% tax that the Canadian government applies) and then of course, there is the exchange from CAD to USD. Financially Randy, it wouldn't be worth it. That being said, one of the other viewers pointed out that they are available on amazon.ca and I have forwarded the link to Scorch Marker to verify if it is their product or not. If it is, it will be a perfect way for Canadians to have access to this product without all the added fees. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in to the conversation.
I have spoken to the folks at Scorch Marker and the amazon.ca link that I sent was in fact for their product. So I will post a link to that in the description.
If you sand too much Duncan, you will completely remove the burned design. It might take a while but you can still remove it. So light sanding is preferred. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in this week.
You definitely can do that Brandy and I tested that during my initial testing with the markers. It does lighten the burn slightly when doing that though so I found that the x-acto knife gave a cleaner edge without risking the darkness of the burning. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in.
I've checked on that Fred and currently, I have forwarded the link to the owner of Scorch Marker to get a confirmation that it is actually their product. Thank you for pointing that out. If it is actually their product, then it would be a great way for my Canadian viewers to get some Scorch Markers for themselves. Thanks for tuning in.
I have spoken to the folks at Scorch Marker and the amazon.ca link that I sent was in fact for their product. So I will post a link to that in the description.
I am so happy that you took the time to try this product out! I'm glad you were willing to take my comment and run with it. I new you would give this product an honest review. I haven't purchased this product yet, but I will in the future. As you noted, not all of us have the funds or even the space for a good laser machine and the extra do-dads that one would like to go with it. I can see a lot of uses for Scorch Markers. I think they will become popular. it will still takes some art talent as with my wood burning set. Practice makes perfect! I am thinking of signing my work with it. The finer tip should work. Take care my Friend!
I'm glad that you enquired about them Michael and I'm glad that I followed up with Scorch Marker. I have had several conversation with Niki from the company and have recently spoken to the owner and they are just very nice people and they are very enthusiastic about crafting and making it accessible to all. I hope that you do get yourself some of these markers and test them out for yourself. Just remember to go light on the liquid to avoid bleeding through the grain. Thanks for tuning in Michael and for asking about them in the first place. If it wasn't for you, I would have never contacted the good folks at Scorch Marker.
Pretty cool pen and probably Will get some for myself. I can actually sign my name on a piece or customize it for others. I believe the problem with the bleed is that you smeared rather than dab the stencil. It’s similar to staining with tape. If you smear it’ll bleed. Dabs with Frog Tape are much better at preventing bleeding. Then again, pine loves to soak in and notorious for bleeding. Keep up the great work.
The bleeding was also present when it was just a freehand drawing Peter. Using less liquid corrected the problem. I do agree with the dabbing technique on a stencil but that is normally used with a practically dry brush. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your thoughts.
A great tutorial, wow a veery affordable way add nice details to a work piece. Thanks for the great content.
This can open the door to so many different ideas on projects Brian. It's a very cost effective way to add accents to any woodworking or crafting piece. It doesn't even have to be on wood. It can be paper, card stock, leather etc. Experiment and see what it can do. I hope you're doing well. Thanks for tuning in.
Thanks for taking the time to review and show me how to really use these markers. I purchases a few of them last year but just wasn't satisfied with my results. After watching your video I am certainly going to give them a try again. Plus I didn't know about the stencils. This opens up a whole new avenue to my finished projects. Thanks Again!!!
I hope you are able to use them in a way that you are happy with Jay. It took a little bit of practice but I got some great results in very little time. It's all about seeing what the problem is, analyzing it and making corrections to your methods. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in.
Just seeing this video - Thanks for all the information - I look forward to trying these pens
They really do have a great little product. I've compared knock off wood burning markers here on the show and there was just no comparison to the Scorch Markers. Thanks for tuning in
Great video. My wife has been trying the scorch markers, and was having a bleed problem. I forward this onto her.
Well I hope this video helps her Scott. The x-acto blade trick really works as well to clean up any bleeding edges. Thanks for tuning in.
Fantastic video. I have heard of these but never tried them. Non of the other videos online about them are as good as this one. Keep up the fantastic videos.
Glad that you liked the show Ron. Thanks for tuning in and for the kind words.
I have had a scorch marker for a couple of months and just opened it a few weeks ago. I create a lot of paper crafts and had a paper crafting heat gun. I burned the surrounding wood at the exact time it burned the scorch marker. Then I saw a post from scorch that said you needed a 1500 watt heat gun. I reluctantly bought one from Amazon. It made a huge difference!!!Now that I have seen you use it with extra tips you gave, I am going to have to give it another try!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
I wish you luck on your Scorch Marker adventure Kendell. I hope that this video was able to give you the tips that you need to get some excellent results. Remember, to go light on the liquid to avoid bleeding through the grain. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in to the conversation.
@@acutabove_woodworkings I had no idea how to fix the bleeding. Your tips are great!! I am doing 11 cutting boards today for teacher appreciation week. Now I am not afraid to do it because I know how to fix it!! Thank you!!
I’ve heard about these Ken. I’m going to pick up a couple of these. This is really cool. Bravo to the manufacturer sending you these
I hope that you enjoy them Steve. They have a slight learning curve but it's all about practicing and getting your technique ironed out. Thanks for tuning in to the show and for taking the time to leave your comment. It's appreciated.
That is really neato. I never heard of them. I am getting some! Thanks great info.
I hope you like them Ken. Just remember to take your time and practice with them to get your technique honed in. Thanks for tuning in and good luck with your markers.
They look amazing.
Glad that you liked them Mark. Thanks for tuning in
Exciting! Thank you
Glad that you liked it John. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Thanks for the demo, Kenny.
A real shame we can't get it here in UK yet. 😢
Correction, it appears there are products from China that can be got via ebay. Not sure if quality is he same...
I hope you find something that you like. Thanks for tuning in and for taking the time to leave your comment. It's appreciated.
Kenny, I had never heard of this project either. I can see where this technique could bring a project to the next level. Interesting process.
Glad that you liked it Paul. It would sure add some nice accents to one of your whirligigs. Thanks for tuning in this week and for taking the time to leave your comment.
Very interesting first time I've heard of it. I'd like to see you try the brush end of the marker on a stencil. The "Big Green Shed" in Australia has a "Wood scorching pen marker" in the "Crafted" brand. I'm going to have give it a try.
I kind of feel that the brush end would apply too much material for a stencil Barry as it is a foam brush. I feel that the brush would be better suited for covering larger areas more quickly and efficiently than the marker end could. I hope this helps. Good luck with your "Crafted" markers. I hope they work well for you. Thanks for tuning in
Interesting product. I might get one to try for intarsia work where you need to burn the eye or nose etc. It would be too difficult I think to line up the laser to do the right spot. As you said I wont be able to get them here, but I did find an alternative maker that is available here. I will have to try them out, although it may be easier for me to buy a cheap wood burner kit as I wouldn't need to use it often
I know that they are available on amazon Brett. Not sure if this helps or not. Thanks for tuning in and good luck with your markers. Just make sure to practice and do test burns.
Thinking out loud here but I wonder if a sanding sealer, like shellac would prevent the bleed through before applying the Scorch Marker? I realize 350 degrees would probably not do the sealer any good but perhaps for the short time it needs to be heated it would survive.
I too have been thinking about something to seal the wood first Dwight but much like you, I don't know how it would stand up to the heat of the heat gun. There's only one way to find out. Looks like I have more testing to do. Thanks for tuning in to the show and for chiming in with your ideas.
Hi Kenny, what was the other end of the marker and also the smaller pen, I was curious about the different sizes of pen.
The other end of the marker John, is a small, foam brush for applying the liquid on a larger scale. As for the smaller markers, it is essentially identical to the scorch marker that I demonstrated on the show, but a much smaller diameter. The process is identical. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in this week.
That's pretty cool.
Glad that you liked it Doug. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Interesting concept and seemingly a good alternative to a laser (for certain tasks) ... thanks for sharing👍........ What's the difference between the Scorch Marker and a normal marker, does the normal marker bleed more?
FYI #1 ... do a search along the lines of 'Chemical Wood Burning Pen' or 'Pyrography Marker Pen' ... looks like there a quite few manufacturers out there (I found 3 or 4 easily in the UK).
FYI #2 ... looks like it uses ammonium chloride ... so you could make your own solution and get a set of water pens/brushes for applying it (another thing I didn't know existed until now) 😁
My experience with a "normal" marker is that after a while, they fade out whereas to the best of my understanding, Scorch Markers will not do that. I have also found a few different branded "burning pens" and having no experience with them, I can't say how well they work or don't work. I can say though, that if it isn't broke, don't fix it and Scorch Markers did everything they said it would do. Thanks for tuning in Barry.
Very impressive results! I was really impressed with the results you obtained with your homemade template ……. Great review of a product many of us were not even aware of. Thanks for sharing this with us and have a great day 🤠. One question: You mentioned a brush in one end of the pen ….. what is that used for?
The brush in the opposite end of the pen Randy is for applying the Scorch Marker liquid on a larger scale. If you had a larger area to cover, instead of using the thinner marker head at the one end, you can unscrew the opposite end and have yourself a soft, foam brush that would apply the liquid over a larger area much more quickly. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in .
Is it possible that the other end of the scorch marker (the brush) should be used with stencils??? A normal stencil brush is short haired and dense to be dappled (after blotting) over the stencil. This might eliminate the edge build-up (capillary attraction) that results from the pen tip. Good video, I’m going to order a pen for signing my wooden boxes.
The brush at the opposite end is a foam brush Gary which I personally believe to be used for applying the liquid to a larger area, more quickly and more efficiently than the "marker" end. While you are right about stencil brushes having short bristles, they are mainly meant to be used (practically) dry to avoid bleeding under the stencil. With the scorch marker brush, it is a foam brush which is meant to hold more material so I honestly can't see it being used successfully with a stencil. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in and good luck with your scorch markers.
can you treat the wood with something to help with the bleeding
I have heard of some folks talk about using sanding sealer but I personally have never tried it so I can't say for sure. Sorry about that Rhonda. Thanks for tuning in.
I started to say that is cool Kenny! But I going to have to say Hot Man Hot!😁🛫
Maybe LePaige will make these for those of you in Canada 🤯🛫
I highly doubt LePage is going to make something like this. They are content just to make glue. LOL. Thanks for tuning in and for taking the time to leave your comment.
Hi Kenny.
I know that you have only just received these scorch markers and I was wondering if you had any idea how long each pen was likely to last. I have a project coming up where I will be making some dog lead hooks (about 12) on wood with a small silhouette of a dog with the dog's name. The silhouette will be about 1 & 1/2 inches by 1 & 1/2 inches. The lettering will be smaller at only 1/4 inch. Never seen these markers before either and I am looking forward to trying them.
Thanks Cliff
I've been using my marker on a regular basis since the show aired and it is still going strong. I would think that the markers would have no problem lasting to do the project that you described Cliff. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
@@acutabove_woodworkings Cheers Kenny. That does help. Thanks again.
I wonder if you bought the Scortch marker through Amazon if you could get international shipping?
I have ordered a few things through amazon.com and in almost every instance, I ended up getting charged extra for brokerage fees. Then, on top of that, there are customs fees (which is basically a 13% tax that the Canadian government applies) and then of course, there is the exchange from CAD to USD. Financially Randy, it wouldn't be worth it. That being said, one of the other viewers pointed out that they are available on amazon.ca and I have forwarded the link to Scorch Marker to verify if it is their product or not. If it is, it will be a perfect way for Canadians to have access to this product without all the added fees. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in to the conversation.
I have spoken to the folks at Scorch Marker and the amazon.ca link that I sent was in fact for their product. So I will post a link to that in the description.
Will they sand off if just cleaning them up
If you sand too much Duncan, you will completely remove the burned design. It might take a while but you can still remove it. So light sanding is preferred. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in this week.
Can you sand it a tad and get the bleeding off
You definitely can do that Brandy and I tested that during my initial testing with the markers. It does lighten the burn slightly when doing that though so I found that the x-acto knife gave a cleaner edge without risking the darkness of the burning. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in.
Kenny, who knew?
Not me apparently. LOL. But I know now and so do you. Thanks for tuning in Jim and for taking the time to leave your comment.
Amazon Canada sell them
I've checked on that Fred and currently, I have forwarded the link to the owner of Scorch Marker to get a confirmation that it is actually their product. Thank you for pointing that out. If it is actually their product, then it would be a great way for my Canadian viewers to get some Scorch Markers for themselves. Thanks for tuning in.
I have spoken to the folks at Scorch Marker and the amazon.ca link that I sent was in fact for their product. So I will post a link to that in the description.
@@acutabove_woodworkings The Amazon uk one should be good also. Thanks.
very kool ,you ever need more and they wont ship ,text me ill hook you up :)
I will be sure to let you know Greg. Thanks for looking out for me and for tuning in to the show.