The wood burner I use cost me $35 at a local hobby store. It has multiple tips, but I only use one for most of the work. It doesn't really matter where you get it, I would recommend not going under $20 if you want it to last, however. The wood is pine, but the great thing about this particular part of my hobby is the fact that, if you look, you can get wood nearly anywhere. I got this wood plaque at a flea market. Some guy was selling a stack of them for two bucks each. The same thing in a craft store would start at twelve. So, once you get the burner, it's actually a pretty cheep hobby.



I drew the wings out first with pencil, then used carbon paper to transfer it to the wood. That's where most of the actual artistic work was. Once that was down it took me a few hours to burn in the wings. Probably about 3 hours to burn all the lines.