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Branding is an easy and economical way to permanently mark anything that burns (wood, leather, plastic, rubber, cork, food, soap, wax, etc). This is done by either a fire-heated tool or an electrically-heated tool, which is pressed onto the object, leaving behind a mark with the shape of the impressed tool.

The act or art of marking/engraving wood by branding with a heated tool is associated with pyrogravure.[1]

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration warns that, “Breathing these particles may cause allergic respiratory symptoms, mucosal and non-allergic respiratory symptoms, and cancer.”[2]

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References

  1. ^ Hamerton, Philip (1892). Pyrogravure. London: Seeley and co. pp. 165–166.
  2. ^ "Why Your Floor Sanding Project Should Be Done Professionally". Brisbane Timber Floors. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-06-27.