10 Must-Try Pattern Ideas For Pyrography Clock

Pyrography has been inspiring pyro artists to try different and unexpected designs on wood and other items. One such unique artwork is the pyrography clock. Today, I will share some cool ideas that will help you design various clocks with your wood burning craft.

Pyrography Clock Pattern Ideas

Regular Clock

• Difficulty Level: Beginner-friendly
• Does not require any complex artwork
• Easy to follow through
• Suitable for learning practice
• Even if it is a regular clock, you must wood burn the numbers accurately in their place so that they don’t look out of place.

Clock With Bird/Animal Patterns

• Difficulty Level: Beginner-friendly and professional
• Contains numbers and small animal patterns
• It may also contain complex animal or bird designs based on the artist’s skill.
• You can keep the animal/bird pattern in the middle of the clock so that the animal/bird pattern and the numbers show their details.

Mandala Clock

• Difficulty Level: Intermediate to professional
• Mandalas often require pattern transfer for design accuracy
• The design can range from simple to very difficult.
• You can wood burn the mandala pattern in a way so that the designs will automatically point where the numbers should have been.

Movie Inspired Clock

• Professional skills required if you burn characters
• Time consuming – it may take up to 1 day
• Once done, the output is mesmerizing

Musical Notes Clock

• Difficulty Level: Depends on the design
• The design depends entirely on how the wood has been cut, and the pyrographer does the artwork based on that.
• One can either keep it simple to use complex patterns.
• You can skip adding numbers to the 3D clock if it interferes with your wooden design.

Flower Pattern Clock

• Difficulty Level: Intermediate 
• Can contain multiple floral patterns to one big flower design
• Shading and texturing vary based on the artist’s choice
• If you are using a big floral pattern inside, make the number visible on the edge of the clock or wood burn the numbers inside and keep the floral patterns around them.

Bee Clock

• Difficulty Level: Intermediate to professional
• Can contain things like quotes, personal messages, group photos or portraits
• Sometimes, this type of project is done using a pyrography machine for more accuracy.
• If you are adding everything I mentioned in this type of clock, it is best to keep the cloak part at one side and the portrait or words on another so that they won’t look messy.

Viking Clock

• Difficulty Level: Beginner-friendly
• Does not need to follow any particular pattern or wood burning method
• Can contain funny quotes, and the numbers are done oddly
• Though this clock has the numbers lying around like a mess, you will still need to maintain consistency in the font of the numbers to ensure they are presentable.

Natural Scene Clock

• Difficulty Level: Intermediate to professional
• Abstract designs are often simple, but it can be complex to burn such patterns for a clock.
• You can either keep the design outline-based or shades if necessary.
• While it is not necessary to wood burn all the numbers, you can still mention a few to ensure the clock makes sense.

Geometrical Shapes Burnt Clock

• Very easy to make
• Need stencils for specific and balanced shapes
• Presentable and having good psychological impact, thought provoking
• Good piece to keep in kid’s room

Final Words

You can turn anything into a clock as long as you put your digits right. But adding unique and eye-catching designs makes the artwork even more interesting. So, what do you have in mind for your pyrography clock?

Additional Resources

1. Clock woodburn video. You can watch and try them out.
2. Cutting boards having woodburn art
3. Compass woodburn