Colwood Detailer Basic Woodburning Kit

This kit comes with everything you need to get started in pyrography. It comes the detailer controller that has very good heat control. One replaceable tip pen and 3 very usable nibs or tips. A writing nib, a skew and a shader. Those 3 tips have a multitude of uses. The tips heat up and cool down quickly. The kit also comes with a couple polishers for cleaning carbon from your tips and an excellent book. Well worth the cost and much easier to use and learn on than a solder type burner with solid tips. You can't go wrong with this kit.

I was on the fence on whether I should spend the extra money but WOW. MIND BLOWING HOW FAST IT HEATS UP AND COOLS DOWN. WHEN COMPARING THE OLD SOLDERING TYPE TO THIS IS LIKE COMPARING A MODEL T CAR TO A VEHICLE TODAY . SINCE I GOT THIS I'VE BOUGHT 3 BOOKS AND MORE NIBS. SO MUCH FUN AND VERY RELAXING. HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I have looked for and tried several different soldering iron type devices to burn a signature and description in the things that I have made for friends etc. The issue was that it was difficult to write with your hand so far from the burner tip and to keep a consistent temperature it always seemed too hot or would cool off in the middle of a word so I had to try to slow my writing to keep it going. I decided to bite the bullet and try a more robust machine. This was a complete mistake because I should have done this first!!! I am incredibly impressed with this machine. Right out of the box it preformed flawlessly and it is a breeze to use. Granted I am not planning on using it to its full potential by taking up Pyrography because I am only writing with it. So essentially I ended up with some tips that I will not use. I would have liked to have just bought the parts I needed but I could not find the individual pieces I wanted. All of the kits they sell on their website are were too robust for what I wanted so Amazon was the only place I could find a kit that was reasonable enough for me to take the plunge. I did go ahead and buy a ball type tip from their website specifically for script writing as in a signature. They said there that those tips take longer to heat up and cool off, but honestly it gets up to temperature in less than 30 seconds. I understand now why the other reviewer seemed so excited about this burner and I completely agree. It is definitely one of the best purchases I have ever made from Amazon and I have made hundreds over the years. Please if you are even slightly thinking about purchasing this unit do not hesitate I can honestly wholeheartedly recommend it. One more thing they have tons of things you can get to enhance your Colwood Detailer on their website and customer support appears to be second to none. Although they do not sell this beginner kit there they have anything else you could possibly want to enhance it.[...]

This is a good book for more advanced woodburners than I am. I am just a beginner. The book did provide me with additional techniques that I am already using. As I become better with practice, I will be able to use the design patterns provided in the book. If you are a beginner, I recommend Pyrography Basics by Lora S. Irish, and Woodburning Basics by Dick Armstrong. These are also sold through Amazon. I have been practicing a lot with the burner, and I am happy with its performance. It comes with 3 tips. I expected 3 different tips, but two were the same type. You will need more tips than the three. I ordered a number of additional tips from Colwood.

Love love love!!! I bought this for a large carved toy chest. It is very easy to use, the different settings on the dial are terrific for heavy/dark lines, and fine/light lines. I've really only used one of the tips, but it comes with a few choices. My favorite part is that it heats up in literally seconds. So if you have to run to another room to get something you can turn it off and feel safe that it won't burn anything yet you don't have to wait at all for it to heat back up once you turn it on. I used the one tip for probably 100+ hours and it still works great, very durable design. I am careful with the cords because I could see them easily getting burned or being pulled out. The handle gets warm, but nothing too bad, the cork finger rest does a good job keeping the handle from burning your fingers. I didn't really use the book yet, but I have paged through it.

OH uh-MY GAWD.This is the best wood burner ever.I've been working with a hobby-quality burner for over a year to create items for my Etsy shop. I've been yearning for a professional burner. And HERE IT IS.I used it for the first time last night. It heated up, lit'rally, in seconds. The variable temperature adjusts like A BOSS. And this burner requires NO effort. I mean, it cuts through wood like a hot knife through butter. It amazing.In the past, it would take me 3-4 days to finish a plaque for my shop. Now, I can get one done in ONE NIGHT. It's cut my work time by 2/3. This means I can make more product, that's higher quality, at a faster pace. So, so awesome.I did so much research before buying this kit.I was going to buy a nibsburner, but just the main setup was around $140.This Colwood package includes SO MUCH MORE and you spend the same amount of money.This is totally worth the investment if you're a serious pyrographer!(nauticalowl.blogspot.com)