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Thread: Marking your work
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13th August 2012, 01:08 AM #1Novice
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Marking your work
On many of the better made vintage furniture I've looked at have the makers name stamped, usually inside a drawer or on part of the carcase. I'm guessing that it is made by whacking metal stamp, similar to the movable type of old printing presses, with the name .
Does anyone make a hidden mark or stamp on the things they build?
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13th August 2012, 02:21 AM #2well aged but not old
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I prefer to work anonymously. I feel it it better to let somebody else take the blame.
My age is still less than my number of posts
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14th August 2012, 02:38 PM #3
I am sooo using that line
Actually - my mum had a very thick, oval jarrah table (and chairs) made maybe 15 years ago.
The timber came, from memory, from a bridge or a wharf in Fremantle. Or maybe down south.
That is written, plaqued or carved under the table-top - the maker and some info on the timber.
First time I have thought about it for a long time as it is mostly only used at christmas these days.
I'll have to get some photos up.
I've seen some info - maybe just year of making - let into the stretcher of trestle/refectory-style tables.
And at the wood shows etc, some people put a small plaque onto the (visible) edge of a table ... I suppose that isn't just for the sake of the show.
Not sure I'm super keen on that - guess it would depend on my relationship with the maker.
Cheers,
Paul
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14th August 2012, 02:52 PM #4
Get yourself a dog; one of my terriers is pretty good at marking my work.
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I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.
Regards, Woodwould.
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14th August 2012, 03:23 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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I will use it also, but selectively
The branding irons that you see with Lee Valley and other places look good but for some reason they dont want customers outside the USA
One of the guys in the CNC forum might be interested in making some out brass, it isnt hard if you have the machinery and software
I have some brass that would be suitable, add a handle and a gas flame and you have custom marking
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14th August 2012, 03:35 PM #6
I have several name stamps and a branding iron which I use selectively. My brand is cut into a lump of steel which I welded onto a Ø1/4" round bar with a ring formed on the end for a handle.
If you just want a brand comprising two or three initials, you could easily file and/or chisel them into a piece of mild steel bar..
I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.
Regards, Woodwould.
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14th August 2012, 05:58 PM #7Hugh
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14th August 2012, 08:32 PM #8Novice
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14th August 2012, 11:39 PM #9.
I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.
Regards, Woodwould.
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15th August 2012, 07:03 AM #10Senior Member
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Cheap & cheerful a little chip carved initial can work. All you need is a sharp chisel!
What you say & what people hear are not always the same thing.
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15th August 2012, 09:26 AM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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15th August 2012, 10:46 AM #12Member
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Or if you're terribly possessive over your Tbones as well....
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15th August 2012, 11:14 AM #13
If you carved into an appropriate material you could take steps to create a casting mold, I am guessing, to create your own stamp or brand.
Paul
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16th August 2012, 08:30 PM #14
Hi,
When i was working as a cabinetmaker we always put the companies stamp, our name and a date.
Whilst the companies name is unimportant for most of us (including me these days) i think the date is very important. This way when someone comes to inherit your bespoke piece of furniture than know just how old it is. Another thing is where it was made, and i don't mean "in the shed" Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Whoop whoop, etc, so that the owners to be know where it was made too.1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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17th August 2012, 10:47 AM #15SENIOR MEMBER
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I have made several pieces of furniture for family and have written on the back or the bottom of a drawer with year,my name,stain and how many coats and the top finish,this allowed me to make other pieces that may go in the same room to be as close to matching.
The only thing to mess you up is when a product like a stain (Cabots water based) is no longer made as happened recently The gloss level on poly between brands varies considerably also so when making several pieces over a couple of years you need to keep this in mind.
Think I will get a branding iron.
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