Branding? (first post in a long while)

[Patrick Taylor]

Your never too busy......just under staffed. I recently bought a woodburning system to autograph my work.My signature is better on wood than it is on a check. You may want to consider this as an option.

Sounds like a good excuse for a new toy! I mean... a new tool!

[Patrick Taylor]

Ok, I'm back, and armed with photos! I thought I resurrect this thread with the results of my branding/woodburning attempts.

Sorry it took so long to get back here.

I got the three bowls turned, and opted for the woodburning tool. I practiced on one scrap bowl, and then penciled in the pattern on the three real bowls and went for it. I was sooooo nervous that I had to remind myself that shaking would make it look bad! I needed to deliver them, and one mistake would mean at least a few weeks to do a replacement. So, here are the photos, and although I only show one burning here, they all match well. Best of all, they stack perfectly and the customer was thrilled.





Thanks for looking, and I swear I'll try to post more often.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Good looking bowls Patrick! Glad you got the branding part figured out! Nothing better than happy customers! Hope to see you posting a little more often!

[Raymond Overman]

Patrick,

I think the majority of people who make their own brands for use with a wood burner use a Nichrome wire which bends and is worked fairly easily when you buy it. Once the current is applied and it becomes hot, it becomes hard and brittle but can be used over and over again. You can build your own pens. Here's one of the PDFs I found on the subject after a quick Google:

http://www.fishcarver.com/images/bur...structions.PDF

[Patrick Taylor]

Excellent, thanks for the link. I did these by hand with a plain tip, but if I agree to do it again I will try to a more elegant solution.

FOR THE RECORD, the boring-looking brand was their design, not mine!

Patrick,

I think the majority of people who make their own brands for use with a wood burner use a Nichrome wire which bends and is worked fairly easily when you buy it. Once the current is applied and it becomes hot, it becomes hard and brittle but can be used over and over again. You can build your own pens. Here's one of the PDFs I found on the subject after a quick Google:

http://www.fishcarver.com/images/bur...structions.PDF

[Benjamin Dahl]

Patrick, I think the results are excellent. The last piece I signed/branded with a burning tip was definitely not as nice as the one you did.
keep it up.
-Ben

[Dennis Peacock]

Good to see ya back Pat....

[Norm Zax]

LeeValley sell a brand, either heatable or electric. Here:
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,43456,43462
Doesnt bother me trying to make my own. I'll put it up when complete....