Pyrography - Help required

[dirkydel]

Hi, I was given a Pyrography set for Xmas by my wife to help me with my Love Spoons that I create, my question is "How and What can I use to enable me to hold the utensil closer to the base of the stem like holding a biro or pencil, I have made a dowel with a hole down the middle which I slid over the top of the stem, but being made from wood the heat has burnt the dowel, now I'm struggling to think of another way

All help would be greatly appreciated



This is the type of set I have

 

[sircerebus666]

https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-heat-resistant-spray-paint-black-400ml/5006r

Coating the wooden dowel in this or similar might do the trick

 

[SpecialK]

Have a look for a high temperature silicone tube that will go over the end? Or perhaps some heat resistant gloves...

 

[foxhole]

Should not need to hold tip , use mine and very easy to control from top .

 

[dirkydel]

Thanks for your replies, the spray sounds the best idea so far.
As for holding the tip - I need to do that for all the delicate work that I do, I dont find it easy to control from the top, but thanks anyway.

 

[StephenStephen]

Have a look for a high temperature silicone tube that will go over the end? Or perhaps some heat resistant gloves...

I'm wondering if there are silicone kitchen implements you could adapt...

 

[mattylad]

You want to hold a soldering iron by the hot end?
Most of the time we try to avoid doing that

Perhaps you need a ceramic tube and some thick heatproof gloves.

Edit: Get yourself one with a shorter length like:
https://www.wish.com/product/5e0070...cWtSUv1QkaVz9nn02VvPLxoCaK4QAvD_BwE&share=web