Pyrography is an inexpensive and fun art that can really spice up your DIY projects. You just need a pyrography pen, clean piece of wood, and your imagination, to create one-of-a-kind items.

But pyrography was something coined during the 19th century in England. They used a hot poker and then burnt the designs into the wood. APPRAISER: By about 1890 in America, the interest was just ...

If we do this, with a simple hinge, it converts from a, a table to a chair. And this is actually what we call pyrography. It's the art of carving and burning these designs into wood. I would probably ...

Over the past 20 years, 65-year-old Xue Gailian has used pyrography－a form of intangible cultural heritage in Shanxi province－to decorate gourds and help fellow villagers make money. Two decades ago, ...