Wood

Ash

Looks white, brown and red, furrowed with veins, works well with pyrography.

Off white to a light yellow colour. It has a close grain with an even texture and is easy to pyrograph.

Compact and pale yellow, the grain is quite straight to slightly irregular, a fine and even texture.

Pale-pinkish brown, straight grain and a fairly fine and even texture. Medium hard wood, easy to pyrograph.

Often spiral, cross or wavy grained. It gives a good contrast of tones.

Cream-white, sometimes with a greenish-grey cast. The grain tends to be irregular, but has a fine even texture.

Hard wood with greyish streaks. The grain is irregular making it difficult to burn smooth lines.

Creamy yellow in colour. The grain is straight and the texture is fine and uniform.

A dull hard wood, deep reddish brown in colour. Good for signs, but it gives no contrast for images.

Creamy white, the grain is generally straight but often curly or wavy. It's fine texture allows for precise work.

Varies greatly in colour depending on origin. It is very difficult to pyrograph as it is very hard.

Pinkish-brown in colour, with fine pores. It is straight grained and has a fine and even texture, excellent for pyrography.

A light coloured wood, with a well defined grain. The alternating hard and soft lines make pyrography difficult.

One of the most popular woods in pyrography. It is white to creamy white in colour with a natural lustre.