How would you achieve this? Is it woodburning?

Welcome, Barry.
on a production scale, it would be burned in with a laser.
for just a "one off", and the person didn't have access to a laser that large, it could be burned in my hand with the appropriate pyro tools. . . what size is the area you want to put the graphics ??

John Smith_inFL said:

Welcome, Barry.
on a production scale, it would be burned in with a laser.
for just a "one off", and the person didn't have access to a laser that large, it could be burned in my hand with the appropriate pyro tools. . . what size is the area you want to put the graphics ??

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thanks for your reply John. It would be the size of the barrel head shown there, so maybe 15-20 inch diameter. I'm thinking I sketch it all onto the top with pencil and then use a hot soldering iron to burn over my pencil marks. Should this be done before woodstain?

How accurate and clean are you wanting this to turn out? Laser or CNC, preferably laser, is really the only way to go on this unless you're going for a rustic look.

difalkner said:

How accurate and clean are you wanting this to turn out? Laser or CNC, preferably laser, is really the only way to go on this unless you're going for a rustic look.

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I'm ok with rustic.

Whichever technique you elect to use, do some test runs on some scrap.... pallet wood? Maybe test a couple of techniques, settle with the best results.

Sonny

Hold out for Dr. Roberts to post. He's just getting into laser work. If you are wanting to do work that big the equipment may be expensive. My son bought an inexpensive one and does smaller work roughly 12"x12".

barry04 said:

maybe 15-20 inch diameter

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There are laser machines under $500 that will do that though you may have to tile once to get full coverage.

barry04 said:

Hi guys,

New to the forum. I am working with an old whisky barrel head that I have cleaned up and restored (to some extent). I want to add some branding and have some experience with create stencils by hand but don't want to simply paint on top of the oak. How do you think something like the example below is achieved? Is it burnt in with a large stamp? Hand burnt with something like a soldering irion? Or just an automated laser?

If you wanted to try to get this look with tools/matrerials available to a normie like me, what would you do?

Any advice is appreciated.

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Welcome aboard, Barry!

barry04 said:

Hi guys,

New to the forum. I am working with an old whisky barrel head that I have cleaned up and restored (to some extent). I want to add some branding and have some experience with create stencils by hand but don't want to simply paint on top of the oak. How do you think something like the example below is achieved? Is it burnt in with a large stamp? Hand burnt with something like a soldering irion? Or just an automated laser?

If you wanted to try to get this look with tools/matrerials available to a normie like me, what would you do?

Any advice is appreciated.

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Without owning a laser or CNC, I'd try my hand at burning, using a good wood burner, with assorted tips and temp adjustment. If you're burning, I'd do the logo first and then the stain. The stain will very much highlight the procedure. And as SonnyAgain suggested in Post #6, first do a few tests on scraps of wood. Maybe "weathered" Oak, or a piece of old oak flooring? Why not put your stencil-making experience to work?

I'm not quite sure about staining with CNC or laser usage. I'll leave that reply to the pros in those fields!

There is no easy way to do that even if you have a laser. The vector (art work) for the bird alone is going to be complicated to redraw into vector format alone . Very possibly you can find a vector bird image on hundreds of web sites where you can buy for a few $$ the text work should be no real problem I am sure they are using a standard text type that can be found on line.
Another solution id to get a good quality Redbreast logo image , there ar plently on line and send it to someone to vectorize here is one source to do that. The Vector Doctor.
Once you have that then anyone with a laser can burn that into your barrel head .

https://www.upwork.com/hire/laser-e...QCMCuQeiGHDJFZoehjLaCpTUgrMcqPhxoCpNsQAvD_BwE
calabrese55

That is easy to do with a laser. Take a jpeg and laser it onto the wood. This one might be tough because the colors of the dark and light are close and separating the print from the background wouldn't be easy with the trace function.

To be clear, the photo in your first post is only an example that you pulled off the internet (Etsy)? And your question is basically - "how did they do that" ??
Your flag indicates you are in Ireland? - Look around in your area for Sign Shops, Trophy Shops, etc. Some of those trades use laser engraving now for their artwork.

John Smith_inFL said:

To be clear, the photo in your first post is only an example that you pulled off the internet (Etsy)? And your question is basically - "how did they do that" ??
Your flag indicates you are in Ireland? - Look around in your area for Sign Shops, Trophy Shops, etc. Some of those trades use laser engraving now for their artwork.

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Correct, just the look I'd like to achieve in terms of colour etc, design could be anything. This is something I'd like to be able to repeat with different designs as needed, a skill I'm willing to spend time at and learn. But not really interested in just buying an expensive machine to do it for me

Leo G said:

I have a little 5.5w optical power diode laser that I can do a lot with.

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they look freat

Domo said:

They do make specific tips to use with irons when wood burning. Here's a quick page from Amazon...

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think this is the path I'll try walk

barry04 said:

think this is the path I'll try walk

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Patience will be key... post pictures when you're in process and done so others can see the problem, the tools and the results. <<-- that's what helps the forum help everyone!