Thread: Branding.

Great idea, especially for homemade boats.

Scorched wood is a time honored method, to mark and decorate wooden boats. Epoxy will do nothing more then protect it.

Once the wood is burnt , the technique is called PYROGRAPHY, and I will attach a pic of what I am doing for a friend.

We use special machines with heat controls , with a hand piece with changeable wire tips, .

jeff
vk4

Very nice Jeff. You're way ahead of me. I'm just looking at doing a simple aboriginal style design on one of the decks.

Originally Posted by Flatdog

I've already disscused with Michael about branding a design into the decks of the Eureka. The thoughts were that the burnt wood might smear when the design was covered with epoxy. I did this small test panel and it came out fine. The iron, used carefully only burns into the surface of the ply. I'd bought a branding iron which in reality is a soldering iron with multiple attachments so I could use the "hot knife" to cut the material for my seats. The rest is a bonus. We'll just have to see what comes out.
This the test piece.
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That's a great name for a boat "Bin im Garten" ! (" I am in the garden")

Reminds me of the name of a sailing yacht I once saw in France: " Il est en réunion" ("He's in a meeting")

Wow .. this is all great and unexpected!

Look forward to the final results.

Michael

The name of the canoe was always going to be flatdog (chosen by my wife) and I was going to do something with an Aboriginal theme. I love Aboriginal art. This is what came out for the bow deck.

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WOW! I like it!

Thanks Robert. Time to sand back your decks and start branding.

I guess I should explain that "flatdog" is the name used by some in Northern Australia for a crocodile.

Cheers, Kev.

Originally Posted by Flatdog

Time to sand back your decks and start branding.

Not for this boat - my BETH will have (on her sides) cut from the film copies of Chinese Calligraphy (made by a MIK's friend - thank you MIK ) "Yuan Fen" - as soon as posible...

Originally Posted by Flatdog

I guess I should explain that "flatdog" is the name used by some in Northern Australia for a crocodile.

That helps!

Here ya go Michael.

I also had this planned but didn't know how to go about it. The first layout I did looked like it had been done with a rubber stamp so I ended up doing it all freehand. I think it'll look different when the wood darkens with the epoxy.

You said you liked a bit of free advertising. Did I say free ? Silly me.

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Cheers, Kev.

Free ... yes ... I heard it. I have witnesses

MIK