Another lightning pyrography experiment

[Tom Brouillette]

This is a small cottonwood bowl with a band of lightning pyrography around the rim. About 7" d x 2 1/2" h. It is interesting to learn how to direct and control something that seems uncontrollable.

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[Roger Chandler]

Interesting how you can direct the flow of the current..........I suppose it is due to the oil and where you put it on a piece?

[Tom Brouillette]

It is the baking soda/water solution that conducts the electricity. I brushed it on while still on the lathe to get the dimensions right, then moved it to the pyro rig. I had to refresh the solution on the rim, since the pyrography dries it out pretty quickly, but having the areas previously dampened made it pretty easy.