HOW I TURN $10 WOOD INTO $200 ART Fractal Wood Burning
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- ⚠️WARNING: DO NOT TRY FRACTAL WOOD BURNING AT HOME⚠️
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FYI this is supposedly the most common DIY on CZcams that leads to hospitalization.
And death
* death
Death perhaps, but not hospitalization
Looks like more than $200 worth of work went into that.
Looks good.
No, because someone has to be willing to pay that kind of money for a burnt piece of wood.
@@CandiceGoddard He means in labour. Took hours to make no doubt.
The single most deadly project on YT, by actual count. Please be careful.
Oh yeah? Let’s hear the numbers….
@@michaelbean3511 Last number I heard was about six months ago. It was said that 30 people had died attempting this. Consider that the transformer is 2000 VAC and into a short circuit could probably deliver 10 Amps briefly. So basically 100X the minimum needed for electrocution. Plus, by definition, half of the population is below average intelligence. Deadly combination.
Edit: I just Googled this. Washington Post says at least 33 have died and many more have been injured. I invite you to look on Google to see what you will find.
@@michaelbean3511 at least 33 people in America dead from fractal burning in the last 5 years.
33 in 5 years doesn't sound like the most deadly project on CZcams. Sounds like 33 people that didn't understand how electricity works.
Yeah I knew a guy who died building the burner with microwave parts. Not worth losing your life
A video with explaining the how's and why's of what you do is so much more useful.
Thank you for the feedback. I might do that on the next one. I’m trying to find out what you guys like and don’t like about my videos so it really helps when I get feedback like this! Thank you!
A lot of people died from fractal wood burning so maybe sit this one out
@@jpsplat45,000 people died last year from *slipping.* 30 people died in the last *7 years* from fractal wood burning. Chill.
@@bijoulille8816 if 30 people died I wonder how many were hospitalized. You realize this literally results in people's flesh melting and losing limbs right?
@@bruceburnswoodshop1620 I think you would open yourself up to liability. You might just have a video explaining the dangers.
This is certainly not a "do in your own shop" project. Many people have been killed just moving the gear around, let alone using it.
Keeping it isolated in that case was an excellent idea.
lmfao. ok
Many people have died from stepping off a curb too.
Theres a big difference between a 15 centimeter drop and a 2000 volt charge rms mate@@user-eb5qj8zr4z
People die almost every day from driving cars, yet we still drive them. Stop. Just tell him to be safer. Give suggestions if you have any
DON'T DO IT! It's 2000v that can leap to you. Not only will most likely die, you will also be horrendously scarred. Missing fingers, holes in your body, 3rd degree burns...
The process can be extremely dangerous if not done properly. It has even caused deaths due to electrical shocks and fires. Some incidents involve fractal wood burners left unattended and catching fire; others were electrocutions when people touched the metal probes.
All the bad stuff you mention only happens if someone does the one they we all know not to do. Seriously not the most dangerous thing I do in life.
A 23 year old electrician just died locally doing it. For what? It looks like crap! It is a pretty stupid way to die, especially at 23. And for what? Some dumb piece of wood? You should really do a cost/benefit analysis before doing something like this. You are so much better off doing nothing! I feel bad that there are people misguided enough to spend any of their life doing this. Poverty and lack of education really does kill. Meanwhile, minorities who are not as smart as the white guys doing this, are in programs at Universities that change their lives and they have to pay for almost none of it. White guys whose ancestors fought in American wars, and Universities like Yale pay no property taxes and populate their student bodies with foreigners and minorities that often hate America.
This kind of crap is not going to make you any real money. You are just risking your life for nothing. All that equipment made other people rich.@@tomhoefs7221
@@ParkingPirate WOW you have issues
Lol. @@problemdude390
Been crafting "microwave wood" as my pieces caught the nickname. Nice work thanks for the tips.
Be VERY careful, if you even brush up against the wood while you’re doing that you will most likely die
That's absolutely gorgeous!!! I can see that as kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts!
Thank you!! Maybe someday I will!
@@bruceburnswoodshop1620 if you do share pictures!
That's bad ass, I guessI've been living under a rock or something but I've never seen that done before. Thats great!
I like that method because it creates perfect drainage channels and looks good.
WOW! Beautiful. Ingenius handles of tree limbs. Thanks for sharing.
That's a really cool technique. I make driftwood sculptures and coffee tables as well. Well done sir.
I used to make signs for a living commercial I see alot of potential here. For that and home decor, mantels, shelves with wood bracket etc.
Thanks! Ya there’s a ton of cool stuff I plan on making in the future !
Well done video. I'm not really even interested in wood art. I liked how it was informative without blabbing. Also, the fellow has a good shop setup. I liked how he stored the coreless drills. Bravo.
Wow, that looks truly amazing, I wish I could try that, but I read your warnings, I am definitely not at a master skill level (like yourself) to try this. I do practice smelting though and this reminds me of the ant nest sculptures I do. I would love to talk to you about buying a peice to mount a sculpture on.
Before people call me a monster, no ants are harmed making the ant nest sculptures. It take about two years doing it the safe way, you have to go out in summer, find an ant hill, wait over the winter and then come back a few times the next summer and make sure it's abandoned before making a sculpture, but then you dont kill a thousand ants making one.
⚠️PLEASE READ THIS⚠️ Great piece of furniture! Also, this shows you that electricity DOES NOT take the path of least resistance, as many people believe. It takes ALL the available paths, all at once, as you can see from the fractal burn pattern. Otherwise, we would just have one thick burn mark along the path of least resistance.
According to Ohm's law, I = V/R (current = voltage over resistance). This means that the current passing through a certain path is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance of said path. This, however, doesn't mean that current doesn't flow through the path. It just means that there will be less current flowing through a more resistant path.
If current really took only the path of least resistance, you wouldn't be able to turn on more than one light in your home.
Now, let's say the more resistant path is your body, and the less resistant path is the workpiece. If you touch the workpiece or even get close, an amount of current WILL flow through your body and may be enough to shock you. So, be very careful:
1. WEAR INSULATING GLOVES AND SHOES
2. DON'T GET NEAR THE ELECTRODES OR THE WORKPIECE WHILE CURRENT IS ON
3. DO THIS OUTSIDE IN CASE OF FIRE
4. DON'T LET ANYONE (PETS, KIDS...) NEAR THE WORKPIECE
5. DON'T DO THIS IN A HUMID ENVIRONMENT, AS AIR WILL BE MORE CONDUCTIVE
If this is your first time working with electricity, please think twice about taking on this project. Current is inherently dangerous and doesn't behave intuitively like water.
Danger shouldn't stop you from achieving your goals, but rather get you thinking about how to do it properly.
Please, pin this comment for viewer safety
It does take all paths but the one with the least resistance will have the most current.
That's salt water he applied to create less resistance Einstein
😂😂😂
Is google your local GP as well?
WOW, never thought of burning wood designs this way, do it the old fashion way with a torch! Thanks...
For the amount of work you’ve done on this piece, you should charge more . It looks great!
Wow! Amazing! Your work is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
This is such a dangerous technique.
And deadly, 34 people reportedly have died from fractal wood burning in the US!
Bruh, the guy was nowhere near the wood or terminals when the power was on and he turned on the power from far away. 0 chance of him getting hurt
@@peteypete9357 There is always a chance of injury with high power currents. Never ever assume any electricity is safe. If that much current passes through your body, you'd be dead before you hit the floor.
And so is driving, but we still do that
My X-brother-in-law was electrocuted doing this 2 years ago
What is the liquid you use before burning?
Awesome work!! I like the JRE in the background as well.
Thank you!! I always got either a podcast or football on in the background. Especially for sanding 😂
Awesome craftsmanship. Thanks so much for your video.
Thanks for watching!
Well worth the money. Absolutely beautiful! 💥🍻
excellent, thank you, it began with a beautiful piece of wood to begin with, your craft only unlocked the beauty that waited to be , very talented , great lesson on use of equipment
Thank you very much!
I had to watch the video again to see the artwork, the first time I was just snooping all over your garage😅 love your set up! And loved the piece! Thanks. Just curious if you make more than minimum wage doing that, my guess is the piece has to sell for over $500 to make a decent profit.
I gota hand it to ya this is the 1st i have ever seen this and im very impressed . It looks like trees growing inside of a tree. Very cool.
Less cool when you realize how many people have died trying this.
@@TigersandBearsOhMyLess cool when idiots like you act like driving isn't done every day.
when you tried to set the mat across the sawhorses I had a slight concern for your safety with the upcoming part. However, I see you have the transformer in an enclosure with a kill switch. I didn't see it but assume you're using a dead-mans switch.
I would definitely be careful reapplying the solution while its connected mid burn. You never know if a kid or pet might come running in and step on the switch or something might fall on it. I've seen final destination too many times.
Looks amazing.
Thanks! I usually turn off the kill switch too when I am applying more solution. But sometimes I don’t and your right anything could happen!
Absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing. I have started following you so I can learn more 🤜🤛👍
You should add ASMR on your tag and title and you would pick up a bunch of new subs! Very enjoyable watch.
Lovely result 💜
Will do! Thank you very much!! 😁
Very nice work, Sir! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!!
The handles really add to the good overall looks
Thank you!!
Really nice layout with the carrots and banana 😂 seriously amazing work!
Wow someone with actual good tools, dudes a pro take notes
Hey thanks!! 🤘
@@bruceburnswoodshop1620 welcome brother!
Absolutely beautiful, I was thinking about a dresser drawer.
Thank you!
Absaloutley beautiful just found your channel about to go binge through them all. Do u have a video on your set up? I would love to get into this but am in no way electronic minded so kinda screwed in that way for building it and the buy kits are so expensive 👍🏴
Ya I don’t know anything about the prebuilt ones, I do have a video of how I use mine safely. Make sure you watch that! If your not careful fractal wood burning could be deadly!
@@bruceburnswoodshop1620 yea a watched that one and to be honest as ave commented on few the posts yes it is dangerous but so is life and at the end the day if your gonna do something be safe stupid
@@michaelwillson6847 absolutely!
@@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Why put the disclaimer in the video then encourage someone who just said they're not electrical minded to try this extremely dangerous technique. Even with care it is too dangerous to do at home and without any sort of training.
@@michaelwillson6847 fractal wood burning is extremely dangerous. If you as much as touch the board in any way you're mostly dead. Gloves won't help you. Do not try this.
From that FR shirt. Im going to assume you're a lineman.
I am, good eye!
It's beautiful. You put a lot of care into it ❤️
Thank you!! 🙏
WOW!! YOU HAVE SOME AMAZING SKILLS & TALENT!! YOU JUST EARNED MY SUBSCRIPTION!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
Thank you very much!! 🤘
Wow I’ve watched you for a long time that took a long time time for you to make that’s very well worth it for two hundred dollars!!
Thank you very much! 😁 It used to take me like 10 hours to make one I can do these in about 5 now!
Bruce, what voltage do you use to fracture the wood. It's a fascinating outcome to a standard piece of timber.
It’s about 2,00 volts! Thanks!
I think it would of look great with a chain so that it couldhang like art. All in all very nice work.
Thank you very much! Maybe next time I’ll do a wall art piece!
What type of finishing oil was that on your final application? Great work.
That much current scares the crap out of me.
Same.
As it should. If that much current passes through your body, chances are, you'd be dead before you hit the floor.
When did you start to srape the excess resin? Curious if it was fully cured or not...
Ya I wait till it’s fully cured
That would look killer on a guitar body, acoustic or electric, great job ! 👍.
There's several people selling guitars with the fractal wood burn bodies. So far ive only seen strats but I'm sure there will be others too. Etsy had one for sale about a week ago.
Incredible technique!
Thank you!! 🙏
Absolutely beautiful! A lot of work, but hopefully you can recover a great deal more money for all the effort!
Beautiful! For the amount of work involved I'd probably charge $500 or more!
That’d be nice 😂 thank you!! 👍🤘
$10 of wood and 200 hours of work turned into $200 art. Still a thumbs up for great work!
Probably spent about 7 hours on this one. Thanks!
Right! I looked this up while watching a show where people were killed doing this project. Low and behold, majority of comments saying it will kill you!
The charcuterie attempt is hilarious 😂
Remember kids; electricity won't just kill you, it will make it hurt the whole time.
Stop trolling , this is a Safe
@@user-pu2ro8ok3rIt’s a safe?
Let me guess. You are an electrician. Right? I bet with most accidental deaths by any means would hurt until you were too dead to feel.
@@tomhoefs7221 RN actually. Probably true, but getting slowly cooked from the inside out seems especially bad.
@@tomhoefs7221 MOT have so much current you probably won’t feel it, you would die before you body can hit the floor.
Very nice wood working, I’m a big fan of fractal wood burning 🔥. Your videos showed up in my mentions today. Definitely would love to see more’ ❤
Thank you so much! Stay tuned I have a lot more stuff coming soon! 🤘
That was awesome! I’ve never heard of this technique before. That looks almost too beautiful to put food on!
All the best.
Thank you I really appreciate that!
Hey I like those improvised drill holders very cool.
Thanks ya super cheap and they work well!
That charcuterie spread really pulls that project together...
Thanks at least someone agrees 😂
Need to put a disclaimer on how dangerous this is at the beginning. Some idiot might fry themselves trying your get rich quick scheme. Don't want that blood on your hands brother.
Nice work, never heard about fractal wood burning before. Keep it up 😀
It's using lethal uncontrolled electrical arks. One wrong move and you WILL die instantly. Even the professional tools made for this are lethal, and most people do it with a homemade microwave transformer which is just suicidal.
Don't try this at home.
It's beautiful but can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing & aren't careful. Kill think I'll just stick with my art resin & watching folks who actually know what they're doing.
If you were to do this on some turned bowls, it would look amazing. Maybe a collaboration with another woodturning channel if you don’t do it yourself
Hold up. Did you just use your plunge router base as a drill press guide? Or is that a rig made for your drill? Super nice pieces man
It is a drill guide specifically made for a drill. You can find them on Amazon for like $50 I love it, use it all the time! And thanks!
Could o do this with a bery thicc par of gloves and battery charger long as i stay by th plug so i can unplug when nee 2
Could you do a video comparing different types of wood?
Possibly, I think that’d make a cool video!
@bruceburnswoodshop1620 I'd love to see what mesquite does, but thats because I'm a texas girl 😉
Between 2017 and 2022 33 people have died doing this.
In that same time frame, hundreds of people died while welding, what's your point
Sometimes diys like this ain't worth it. Wither it be welding or this scary looking procedure , that's what I infer.@@user-eb5qj8zr4z
@andrewmartin6404 •
Each one of these 33 1D10TS did the same exact thing , they each touched it while it was ON !
Would you stick your fingers is a light socket while it was ON ?
These 33 people did !
I have made over 75 of these and not once I have had a reason to touch it !
But then I'm not an 1D10T either !
Thank you for sharing this technique. Beautiful work, well done 👏 ❤️
Would an arc welder give similar results?...been a wood worker all my life and never seen anything like this... beautiful work..
I was wondering the same thing
Looks even safer that welding (with an arc welder).
An arc welder would be a whole lot safer than a microwave transformer and automotive clamps. Have no clue as to what the results would be; never tried it and I’m not going to.
@@radiationroom yeah, I'm glad I didn't learn about this when I was a teenager. I definitely would have tried it, and likely would have ended up with those beautiful designs all over my body.
No. An arc welder's voltage is too low. The microwave transformer is used to pump up the voltage. Please research this, there are 100s of videos related to how people die from doing this. That's experienced, skilled and careful woodworkers dying, not morons playing around. The simple reason is that, owing to the voltage, one mistake is highly likely kill you. No other tool is like that - slip ups at the table saw/router table are more likely to injure you; mame you at worst. With this, slip up = dead.
It's such a risk that this technique is banned from many woodwork shows.
Okay so absolutely newbie trying to make my Mom A Heirloom Piece, She's battling w/ Brain & Lung Cancer, I saw this, & Blown away. The fractual Wood Art looks Pretty Cool I was Going for a Family Tree
I don't have all these tools I'm going to take her oakwood table and then go from there, Can someone just answer one question. I don't have all this equipment. I just bought my first pyro Wood burning Tool. My father was a Master Craftsman/Carpenter. What kind of wood is usually Good for this Type of Art?? Tyia ❤❤
That's a GREAT piece and the handles are PERFECT for it! !! !!!
Beautiful! Can you add total elapsed time? Or share how long this takes? Love watching you!
I do these projects as well, one board start to finish can take a few days, but if you have the boards pre cut, you can burn more than one at a time, sand them seal the wood, add epoxy etc, and it would still take a few days. you want the epoxy to be fully cured before sanding and then finishing. Im working on a 2 and 1/2 ft long serving tray right now, I also have a day job, I'm on day 3 of the project. should be done maybe tomorrow or monday because i still have to coat the entire tray with epoxy, i could just use rubio monocoat, but im choosing to use clear epoxy over the whole thing. hope this helps.
I've seen a few videos about this. Seems like the microwave transformer is the fast way to do this, but way more dangerous. Supposedly you can use lower voltage and get the same effects, just not as powerful so it's slower and a little harder to figure out since it takes longer. The microwave transformer will probably kill you if you screw up though, or at least put you in the hospital with permanent injuries you will likely never fully recover from. Still take all the precautions with the gloves and not being close while it's running, but at least you aren't flipping a coin with your life on the line every time you screw up. Actually probably significantly worse than flipping a coin, even when you win you still lose. I think someone on one of the videos was saying it's something like a 70% death rate if you are electrocuted by a microwave transformer, and basically all the other 30% are hospitalized with permanent damage.
there are several cases that resulted with deaths.
Yeah I saw the 70:30 thing. You can't believe everything you hear in a video. After a quick search it turns out there there have been 34 reported deaths from using these devises. For the 34 to match up with how many people make these videos, most of them would have to be dead.
Gonna do this in shop tomorrow. So cool!
Did you survive?
@@sylviaisgod6947 No, this is his dad. He died two weeks ago in shop class.
@@getgle Sorry to hear that.
That's beautiful!
Amazing! Thanks for sharing
So cool! That's beautiful! So many possibilities. Tray, shelves, cutting board wall art, etc. It would be pretty to put some gold leaf flakes in the inlays. Iridescent mica or a pearl and metallic blue to look like lightening. Different shades of green to looks like trees. Really any color would be pretty awesome.
I made over 75 of these in various species of wood , I put silver paint in one of them ,
Yes , it looks Super Cool
@@jimthomas1989 o
This is deadly Please don’t do it
@@india1422duck you don’t tell me what to do
what is the clear "filler" you used on the crack?
Waiting for the videos to abruptly end lol
Beautiful. Like to have a guitar made like that, wonder what or if it would do anything to the tone.
Please be careful. We lost a friend to electrocution from this very type project . He had been doing this for a long time. suddenly a small mistake and it took his life. He left behind a wife 5 adopted children, 1 bio son and a county full of foster kids he made an impact with.
Beautiful work
Hey Bruce, I’ve done a few small fractal projects. I was wondering if you have tried it on a high quality piece of plywood? I’m planning on doing some resin art with some fiber optic lighting. Just curious if you’ve tried it. Awesome posts thank you!
Ya plywood works really well for wood burning.
And thank you!!
Imagine a nice chest of drawers made just like this 😍😍
You sir are a true artist! Amazing to watch
Gorgeous!
Love it...nice tray...thanks
Hermoso trabajo. Lo Felicito 👏
Stunning!
What does the baking soda water do? conduct the electricity better? what is the mix ratio? Was that a transformer from a microwave that you use?
Yes the baking soda helps the wood become more conductive, and yes I use a transformer from a microwave.
3:1 ratio
One of the most deadly projects
Yup!
Really? This isn't even the deadliest one I've done today.
can we do this on a jute cloth ?? with less electricity???
I feel like a safe and easy way to do this is outside with something you can plug into the wall away from the work so that you are no where near it
Very cool. I thought about learning this, but I have a heighten fear of electricity.
Thanks! Ya there’s plenty of other wood working ideas to make, ones that don’t involve danger.
Bravo. Very nice work.
What kind of tool do ypu use to make the fractals ?
Just curious...why did you place concrete blocks on the piece after the burn?
Good question, in order to make the wood conductive for the burn I have to soak it in water baking soda solution. Getting the wood wet like this can cause it to warp. Laying the wood on a flat surface and adding weight helps keep it flat while it drys.
Do not use a microwave transformer- use a neon sign transformer, with a foot pedal "dead man" switch and DO NOT TOUCH THAT TABLE WHILE IT IS BURNING- WHATSOEVER!! Also, concerning the microwave transformer "harvesting", I have heard If the megatron in the microwave is broken,( they get tossed around at the dumps ) you can get "radiated" according to what I hear...Anyone know if that is true??
Good work! Keep it up.
Thanks, will do!
So pretty.
Thank you! 😊
Never before have I heard of Fractal Wood Burn! Learnt something new, interesting and beautiful! Thank you!!
Its insanely deadly
wow turning a transformer into something not intended to be used for sounds like a great idea. how that didnt catch fire im surprised at