Perry, I found that as long as I sign the bare wood, nothing smears the archival ink. I have had mixed results when signing over a poly finish.
Perry, I found that as long as I sign the bare wood, nothing smears the archival ink. I have had mixed results when signing over a poly finish.
Steve
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I think no matter that you use, one option is to sign, (I used a sharpie) then spray one or 2 light coats of clear lacquer over the signature, hat dries right away and puts a seal coat. Then I followed up with either a wipe on poly or I will spray use a lacquer finish. The 2 shots of lacquer will seal the deal for that combo. With oil finishes Steve's archival ink method sounds like the ticket.
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They say "Riding a bike is good excercise", so I bought two of them, Harley Davidson Ultra Classic LTD, Big Dog K-9 Chopper
Ron Brown is selling them now.
Larry
I have used this method on every finish I have used (Danish Oil, Antique Oil, Walnut Oil, Wipe-On Poly, Brush on Lacquer, De-waxed Shellac) and it works with them all. The key is it needs to be written on bare wood and you only have to wait a second or two for it to dry before applying finish.
Steve
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From coolhammer beeswax does not smear sharpies on tops. HG
Last edited by James Combs; 04-19-2015 at 5:34 PM.
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JD at J&J WoodSmithing
Owingsville, Kentucky
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The archival pens can be purchased at either Hobby Lobby or Michael's. I use them on fresh wood. Have not had any luck trying to sign once I have put a finish on the wood.
As far as paying $20 to get your pens engraved, I use the local vocational school which has a laser engraver. She charges me a dollor a pen. I usually give her more than that since it all goes to their TSA club.
Thanks for the ideas. I'll look for an archival pen next time I go to Chatham at Michaels. If I can ever find a logo that I like (I am really challenged when it comes to artwork or graphics) I'll give the waterslide decal a try. I don't do enough bowls and things like that to make it worth while getting medallions made and usually it is given away so keeping costs down would be a factor.
Rick
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archival ink works fine and you don't have to go far to find them, I get mine at the local drugstore.
Picked up a couple pens with archival ink at Michaels yesterday and tested this morning on some scrap wood. Immediately applied finish and no smearing thanks.
Rick
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