Etching stencils

[amamachinist]

Can some of you post pictures of your stencils you use for etching? I want to see if it's something I can make and I'm a little unclear on the process/tools

 

[Drew Riley]

I just have mine made by Ernie Grospitch of blue lightning stencils.

 

[Daniel Fairly Knives]

Here's some information I found helpful. http://www.mickleyknives.com/html/etching_tutorial.html

I think there is a stencil making tutorial on usaknifemaker.com but I could not find it...

Logos for ideas - http://www.erniesknives.com/knifemaker_logo_2.html My logo is on this page.

 

[amamachinist]

Thanks guys.

 

[Michael Kemp]

I do etching a little differently - make my own masks on the computer with blue press-n-peel - apply that to the blade (that's the tricky part, getting a good transfer) - build a dam around the etch mask with modeling clay - and use Ferric Chloride.

That allows me to do masks like this:

Here's a note I put together on a workshop our local club did - (Wayne Goddard demoed his method too - he uses a home-made electro etch): http://www.elementalforge.com/5160Club/EtchWorkshopNovember2009.pdf

Hmmm - here's a better write-up of the method I use - take it with a grain of salt and experiment to see what works for you:
http://elementalforge.com/EtchingArticle200911.pdf