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Answer for the clue "The act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame ", 10 letters:
pyrography

Word definitions for pyrography in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 the art of decorating wood or leather by burning designs into its surface with the tip of a heated tool (originally a poker) 2 a decoration so produced

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pyrography or pyrogravure is the art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks resulting from the controlled application of a heated object such as a poker . It is also known as pokerwork or wood burning . The term means "writing with fire", ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pyrography \Py*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Pyro- + -graphy.] A process of printing, ornamenting, or carving, by burning with heated instruments. One variant is wood burning .