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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

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", ...

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

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 .