Stamps for marking wood

**chambezio** · 25th August 2013, 04:17 PM

Here is a thought...With the first stamp, how would it go with some stamp pad ink applied to the raised lettering? You could still give the stamp a thump with a heavy hammer but the ink would mean you wouldn't have to be so brutal.

This whole scenario reminded me of a hill-billy family who saved up for a long time to buy a calf, to give them milk and of coarse a calf. There was 6 kids in the family and each one wanted to call the calf a different name. The father settled the argument by getting a custom branding iron made up bearing the names of all the kids but in a shortened form. The calf was then branded with its new name but ended up dying from third degree burns because the branding iron had 28 letters on it.

**jimbur** · 25th August 2013, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by chambezio

Here is a thought...With the first stamp, how would it go with some stamp pad ink applied to the raised lettering? You could still give the stamp a thump with a heavy hammer but the ink would mean you wouldn't have to be so brutal.

Unless I misunderstood you Rod you can't. The lettering is incised not raised meaning a relatively large area has to be thumped below the original surface of the wood.

**DSEL74** · 25th August 2013, 07:44 PM

The script signature stamp that was made by Buckeye is made of O-1 Tool Steel and heat treated. He also makes stamps for knife makers to stamp the steel blades so Derek you may be able to stamp your steel tools you make as well. Flick him an email to check.

**Optimark** · 26th August 2013, 06:52 PM

Derek, if you did wish to try using stamp pad ink, then that will not work too well. The reason is that stamp pad ink is water with a coloured dye material in it; water runs off metal.

You would require an oil based ink, the easiest source of oil based ink is numbering machine ink. Automatic numbering machines have either steel or alloy wheels, therefore oil based ink is used as the oil basically stays on the number wheels until stamped.

Another source of ink is from a printing shop where they are using oil based inks, many still do, especially those running quite old presses.

Mick.

**derekcohen** · 26th August 2013, 07:19 PM

H Mick

Thanks for the information.

I have no desire to use either ink or heat. My aim has always been to find a way of marking my work in an unobtrusive manner. No glitz or fanfare, just a mark that could be found if one was looking. That is why the first (Makers Stamp) was just my name without any serrations around the edge, as some stamps have. I like the Users Stamp because it is small and leaves a neat impression without changing the surroundings. I cannot but imagine that branding or ink would affect a finish and stand out like a sore thumb.

Regards from Perth

Derek

**pmcgee** · 26th August 2013, 10:35 PM

That's funny ... having picked up a few moulding planes ... I thought it looked a bit lost without the scallops/diamonds/etc around the edge of the incuse stamp

Cheers,
Paul

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