Thank you so very much!!! Right now I am using a very cheap craft wood burner... and it was great to get me started and see if I could learn the technique. I just bought a much better burner called a "Razertip" dual burner and heavy duty burning pens. [link] The thing with the cheap burners is you are stuck using very cheap soft woods.. since it doesn't get hot enough to burn on the harder better cuts of wood.
The cheap craft burner is what I am using now. I'm burning primarily on cork at the moment, so it does fine, but I am definitely in love with that Razertip! Thanks for answering me!