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    Anyone sign projects they have made?

    Does anyone sign the projects they make? Such as:

    Crafted by:

    Date:

    Wood species:

    Finish:

    If so how do you do it? I am thinking so prepare it on a 3 x 5 card and attach it with sheet laminating film, will it adhere to the poly finish and stay laminated to it?

    Thanks
    George

    Making sawdust regularly, occasionally a project is completed.

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    Nope not me.
    No one wants to pay for my signature and they are not getting it for free.
    plus I can recognize my work so no need to write my name on it like my mom did with my jackets.
    Aj

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    I use a branding iron that has my name on it. Some I have dated, some not. All my items were made for family. I woodwork for fun, not profit so my reason for branding is simply for family history.

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    I just got a branding iron with my name. In the past, I signed my work with a felt tip pen.

    Just name and date.

    Mike
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    We just ordered one with our logo. Excited to use it!
    Sawdust is some of the best learning material!

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    I have a branding iron with my name on it and I also embed a penny of the current year on the back or out of sight area next to the brand. Everyone that gets something I have made really like the idea of the penny.
    Lee Schierer
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    I sign and date with a felt pen.

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    I have some laser engraved 1.25" dia. wood discs which I sign, date and sink in a fbh on back, bottom, or inside of project. Disc has name and logo.
    Jerry

    "It is better to fail in originality than succeed in imitation" - Herman Melville

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    I'm not big into self-promotion. I try to stay low-key. I will sign work if the person it's for asks me to but that's about it.

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    I only sign pieces made for my family. Built a chest for a baby nephew coming soon, signed the back of a drawer and dated with a sharpie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Schierer View Post
    I have a branding iron with my name on it and I also embed a penny of the current year on the back or out of sight area next to the brand. Everyone that gets something I have made really like the idea of the penny.

    Nice idea.... but they took away our pennies up here!!!!

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    A past employer usually encouraged it and I usually did it on any "good" piece I made after leaving that outfit. Had an F.B.I. agent contact me once about a piece and he knew to call me because of the signature. Spooky.

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    I have an electric "wood burning" iron stamp I use to mark projects. I should also date, them but usually forget...
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    I always sign and date with a felt tip pen. I'm proud of my work.

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    Every piece.

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