Wood burning, which goes by pyrography when it’s feeling fancy, has been an art form for centuries. [PapaJ06] puts a new twist on it by using a microwave oven transformer to generate fractal patterns ...

The pre-eminent association for wood turners in the United States has issued a ban on a controversial process for using high-voltage electricity to create designs in wood because the technique has ...

“You don't usually associate beautiful works of art with death,” is how the TV news program Inside Edition began its Sept. 2 report on the dangers of fractal burning, also known as Lichtenberg. The ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." A craft hack for “fractal wood burning” is killing American DIYers. It’s an amateur rig made of a ...

A Wisconsin couple was electrocuted attempting a popular, but dangerous wood-burning technique, law enforcement officials said. The "fractal burning" technique creates lightning-like etchings by using ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? What you end up with is essentially a homemade Lichtenberg machine, an apparatus used ...

MISSISSAUGA, ON, July 15, 2021 /CNW/ - With five fatalities and one critical injury in the last several years within the province, the Electrical Safety Authority of Ontario (ESA) is warning against ...