Aleks Melnyk No.412 Metal Stencil, Viking Bind Runes Generator, Bindrune, Ancient Alphabet, Sigil Magic Alphabet 1 PC, Letter Template for Wood Burning, Pyrography, Wicca Stencil, Bookmark

Nice solid stencil

to use with engraver…nephew loved it.

Worked for what I needed and didn’t bend on its own (I needed it to stay in place) while marking before carving

Let me clarify what I'm saying here. I thought when it said alphabet in the ad, it was the runic alphabet, so that's what I was expecting when this piece arrived. It's cool for what it is, which is a bunch of words like "strength", "courage", etc., but I was looking to be able to have hubby carve certain words into the stumps around our fire pit, instead of the words themselves. I guess it doesn't really matter, as I don't read runic letters anyway. But it was just a little different than I was anticipating. I got it as a gift for him, because he loves carving, and he loves Vikings, so I thought it would add a bit of ancient appeal to our fire pit area if each "seat" had something different carved on it. But I'm very happy with how quickly it arrived, and with the strong metal nature of the item. He'll probably use them to carve up his walking stick instead. Just wish they had a second product that was just the letters. Cool for what it is. Great if you're carving/marking up smaller items, but not great size for large things like stumps. Looks durable though. Final thought - Hubby says they are Bind Runes, but not Viking Runes, since the Vikings didn't use Bind Runes. And he's the authority on the matter...

Really need some translation stuff for runes, and this is what I needed.

great for wood working

I teach a book workshop all the time and these metal stencils are great! IF you use a fine tip marker don’t move the stencil it will smear. I use a soft lead pencil first then go over it with pen and then eraseLove them!

Would like to see larger characters