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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: dirtrider73068 on December 12, 2014, 07:55:14 pm
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I think this has been talked about before, but I want to start marking my work, part with credit being given to the pattern designer but also want to make a buiness for myself, I have some address labels to put on big things that have a space on the back I plan on experenmenting with some I have made that plan on giving out, I want my buiness name, email to get orders if they choose to email me, a cut by and then the designed by as to give credit to who made and designed the pattern.
The issue I have is on small things that have fretwork I hate to put a sticky addy label only for them to peel it off, and my handwriting lol at best is chicken scratch and bad if I can't read what I write so trying to use a good marker to write in the small areas of the fretwork is not a good thing, unless I get those paper tags on a string tie that on then stick the label to the tag. What have ya'll done to mark or sign your work? What have you used or tried to use.
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i use sticky address labels on bigger items as well.i dont do a lot of small fret work usually portrait style with backers so it works well for me.
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I initial and date mine with a wood burner.
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I usually do one of 2 things. I put a DW and a date on it someplace or if the spot is big enough I have a branding iron that I got for my last birthday and I brand my work. I generally also put a small card that tells the new owner what wood was used, the pattern designer ( if not me ) and the particulars of the piece.
DW
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For my part.
I signe my nick-name and date on ink.
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I have a branding iron from "Brand First". I also have business cards with my contact info (and my scroll image) that can be attached to a piece. The back is blank so you can write designer, date, wood, etc. I like the TripleB idea of mounting a penny on the piece to set the date, especially for Christmas pieces - it's hard to find the right year penny earlier in the year than October. A 3/4" Fostner Bit makes a near perfect inset fit for a penny.
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The bigger items I use a branding iron with just my name, smaller items I initial with a wood burner.
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I do my signing in two ways.
1-I cut initials and place them on the piece
look in the lower right
The other is my logo. These are on address labels and I put the year on them. The logo came from an old scrolling forum.
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I got the addy labels avery brand and used there software and made one and it printed off perfect, and put it on one project I did, I did see they also have buisness cards you can make as well, I may do that as well to affix to the smaller stuff, punch a hole and use some pretty ribbon and tie the card on it.
I am not very artist at all unless it includes tools and machines lol, so using a wood burning tool or brand iron would be a disaster.
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Like others I generally put my initials on with a branding iron. And when I forget to do this I will write my initials and date on with a sharp point marker.
And note to self drop a hint that a good Christmas gift for me would be a wood burner.
Regards, Al
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I try to make my signature part of the cutting. If it's a small cutting (which is rare if ya know me)...I just sign the back with a pen.
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I use a rubber ink stamp that says "From the shop of" that has a blank area for me to sign my name and date with a very fine sharpie pen. If the project is to small, I just initial and date it. Would like to have an iron but they are beyond my budget at this time. One of these days maybe.
Al
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I use a branding iron and usually countersink a current year shinny penny next to it. Sometime I just use the penny and Initials if space is limited.
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The "hint" worked. Got my wood burning tool for Christmas.
Al
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We use a sharpie -
my first initial , full last name with the copyright symbol
and the year - typically '15 ( for 2015 )
very small -
a bit of a pain -