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So I was thinking about rusticating with a torch. I have done this with other woods where the softer parts of wood get more deeply burned and when it's gone over with a wire brush the grain pattern is reviled. Somewhat like sand blasting. Do you guys think this would work on briar or is it to uniform in its density? If anyone has pictures of a pipe with this treatment I'd like to see it.
Thanks,
Nate

I have never tried that on briar. I *have* used it on apple and oak for "antiqued" signs, and you're right, it's pretty cool. If you do try, show us what you turn out, please.

Nifty idea. Kinda like a pre-burned out pipe!

I'll see if I can find a scrap that's big enough to do a test on and let you guys know what I come up with.
-nate

any news in here regarding the topic subject??

Yes, this will work. It sort of gives a "proto-sandblast" finish. This is one of the things I tried early on for achieving greater depth and definition in my sandblasts. It works, and it gets you a little further down the road, but it's a crude method in comparison to having several different steps in your blasting process, and just progressing straight through them.

TJ

the problem is that i don't have a blasting machine and i need another way to get the surface rough heheheh... blasting would be my choice (especially only a little bit of blasting, not to much)... maybe i will try to treat it with a heat gun and on a small surface and after that to use a fine wire brush in my dremel set...