Torch Paste - The Original Wood Burning Paste | Made in USA | Heat Activated Non-Toxic Paste for Crafting & Stencil Wood Burning | Accurately & Easily Burn Designs on Wood, Canvas, Denim & More | 3 OZ

good for all kinds of wood. easy to use and works great with my cricuit stencils

Bought this to personalize some cutting boards I’m giving as gifts to my friends at our Christmas party this year. I made sure to read a lot if the reviews before using so I would know what mistakes to avoid.I’ll start with the value. Yes, I know the jar is small so it feels that you are not getting a lot for your money, but like so many others have said, a little really does go a long way. Seriously, this little jar will last a long time!I first did a test burn on a light piece of raw craft wood and was impressed how nicely it burned. Next, I was ready for the real thing. It’s important to use a good stencil or even better, a silk screen so that you can squeegee off any excess (very important). Once the paste was applied, I removed my screen, then waited about 10 minutes to allow the paste to dry a bit. After a little trial/error, I came to the conclusion that you get a better result if you let it dry a bit before putting the heat gun to it. The reason being is that it slightly reduces the amount of time needed with the heat gun. The longer you use the heat gun, the more you risk darkening the area around your intended torch paste area.When burning, I kept my heat gun a couple inches from the wood surface. This takes some patience. After about 5 minutes or so, I became frustrated as I was not seeing any results. I think the heat was still drying the paste and once it’s dry is when it starts to darken.The cutting boards I used were a darker wood. I would recommend a lighter wood for best results. It’s too late now, but if I could, I would have used a bamboo cutting board

This worked shockingly well. Below is my first attempt and I went for it. I did two stencils - first with the stripes and then second with the whole tiger outline. Goal was to make the whole thing pop and have two different shades. I think i could have hit the stripes more to darken them better but for a quick test (15 minutes) - this is a ridiculously good result. Very impressed with the level of detail - the tiger is about 3” tall for scale and it darkened exactly where i wanted and nowhere else.

This was my first venture into wood burning paste.I love that the application is better controlled unlike wood burning pens that bleed out to surrounding areas even when masked off at times. This goes where you put it and stays there.I followed the directions on each use, but feel they should stress "thin" coat remaining. If the amount left on the piece is too thick, I have found that it takes a much higher heat setting to even get the wood to start burning. This intern causes other blemishes. I have had dry wood somehow produce water/sap bubbling up from the amount of heat I had to apply to get the paste to burn the wood.I have revised my method to ensure I get ALL excess paste off the piece prior to removing my stencil. This has had mixed results. It works very well on some items and then on others i am forced to crank up the heat gun to get it to burn. This also browns the surrounding area unintentionally.I have tried stirring the paste to ensure it was all mixed well. That did not seem to have any bearing on the results as well.I still like the paste as when it turns out, it is so much nicer looking than the pens.If anyone has any feedback on this issue, I would be grateful.

Works like it says it will very good stuff and goes a long ways. It burnt right into the wood in just a couple minutes and it was done.

This was amazing. I did not use a heat gun. Instead I heated in 15 second intervals on my heat press at 400 degrees until it reached the color I desired. This prevented scorching around the image. See the YouTube video by Melissa Viscount.

Love this stuff, just need to use the right wood.

Wasn’t impressed for the price had to have the heat gun on it for sometime amost gives a charcholed appearance and not smooth