Pokerwork refers to a method of decorating wood or leather by burning a design into it, using a technique known as pyrography.. Even if the wooden object has very little burnt design, with most of the design having been painted, it is still called pokerwork. Thus, a vase may have a very small area at the top with a burnt design, and though the rest of the vase may be painted, it is still classified as pokerwork. Pokerwork as a technique is not restricted to wood, although wooden objects predominate. The technique is straightforward: a piece of metal is heated at its tip and pressed onto or drawn across the wooden surface. Repeated application produces a pattern. Pokerwork may have irregular burn marks as it  was very much a 'cottage industry'. Asian pokerwork copies that are available on the folk art market, have more regular burn marks.

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An Australian pokerwork bowl, kookaburra and gum leaf motif.…

Kookaburra and Gum Leaf Pokerwork Bowl

An Australian pokerwork bowl, kookaburra and gum leaf motif. Diameter 22 cm.

A pokerwork bowl, depicting eucalyptus leaves on body. Diameter…

Eucalyptus Pokerwork Bowl

A pokerwork bowl, depicting eucalyptus leaves on body. Diameter 22 cm.

Vintage Australian pokerwork bread board 30 cm

Australian Pokerwork Bread Board (30cm)

Vintage Australian pokerwork bread board 30 cm

Australian pokerwork tray with kookaburra and gumnut tree…

Australian pokerwork tray with kookaburra and gumnut tree centre made from an early packing crate, 61 cm x 33 cm

An Australian pokerwork nutcracker bowl and hammer, with…

Laughing Kookaburra Pokerwork Nutcracker Bowl & Hammer

An Australian pokerwork nutcracker bowl and hammer, with laughing kookaburra motif. Circa 1930. Diameter 22 cm. (2).

Victorian pokerwork decorated wall shelf pokerwork floral…

Victorian Pokerwork Wall Shelf with Portrait

Victorian pokerwork decorated wall shelf pokerwork floral decorated, with Victorian era photograph portrait of a woman, marked origin New London, South Africa. (Height 29 cm approx).

A pair of Australian pokerwork timber bookends, with eucalyptus…

Australian Pokerwork Eucalyptus Bookends by Ethel Dinan (1940)

A pair of Australian pokerwork timber bookends, with eucalyptus leaves design. Signed Ethel Dinan to base. c.1940. Height 14 cm

Pokerwork kookaburra plate, approx 15 cm diameter

Pokerwork Kookaburra Plate - 15cm Diameter

Pokerwork kookaburra plate, approx 15 cm diameter

Three various early wooden items. Spindle, glove stretchers and…

Vintage Wooden Treasures: Spindle, Stretchers & Sydney Bowl

Three various early wooden items. Spindle, glove stretchers and pokerwork lidded bowl made from wood from HMAS Sydney

Vintage pokerwork tray 28 cm x 50 cm approx

Vintage Pokerwork Tray - 28x50cm

Vintage pokerwork tray 28 cm x 50 cm approx

Vintage oak cigar box in the form of a barrel together with a…

Oak Barrel Cigar Box and Pokerwork Lid Box Set

Vintage oak cigar box in the form of a barrel together with a lidded pokerwork box

German clock with Dutch pokerwork decoration

German-Dutch Pokerwork Clock

German clock with Dutch pokerwork decoration

Vintage wood framed pokerwork tray blossom decorated pokerwork,…

Vintage Blossom Pokerwork Tray in Wood Frame (8 words)

Vintage wood framed pokerwork tray blossom decorated pokerwork, under glass, within wood framed tray, length 60 cm

Australia pokerwork book tidy

Aussie Pokerwork Book Holder

Australia pokerwork book tidy

A pokerwork 'Koala' Arts and Crafts matchbox holder

Koala Pokerwork Matchbox Holder for Arts and Crafts

A pokerwork 'Koala' Arts and Crafts matchbox holder

A pokerwork 'Kookaburra' Arts and Crafts bowl, H. 16 cm

Kookaburra Pokerwork Bowl - Arts and Crafts Style

A pokerwork 'Kookaburra' Arts and Crafts bowl, H. 16 cm

A pokerwork and case tray, with glass sheet lining. C.1930's.…

Pokerwork Tray with Glass Lining, 1930s

A pokerwork and case tray, with glass sheet lining. C.1930's. 34 x 53 cm

An Australian pokerwork timber candlestick, with geometric…

Australian geometric pokerwork candlestick, 27cm tall

An Australian pokerwork timber candlestick, with geometric design. Height 27 cm

Vintage Australian poker work turned wood ash tray stand,…

Signed Vintage Wood Ash Tray Stand from Australia (9 words)

Vintage Australian poker work turned wood ash tray stand, signed to base, MW 1929, 78 cm high

A poker-work doiley holder, featuring an Australian wildlife…

Australian Wildlife Doiley Holder for Poker Nights

A poker-work doiley holder, featuring an Australian wildlife scene

Vintage poker work Doyleys press with a kookaburra, approx 34…

Kookaburra Poker Doyleys Press - Vintage 34cm Wide

Vintage poker work Doyleys press with a kookaburra, approx 34 cm wide