Help me come up with a makers mark...

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I am having a heck of a time coming up with a makers mark trouble being having something that is small enough to fit on smaller knives but still get all the information across. Bounce some ideas off me and try and jog my creativity.
 
Don't know anything about you. Do you have an interesting first or last name, nickname, hobby, favorite animal? Gotta share a little. Otherwise first initial and last name in an interesting font works.
 
I just ordered mine. It's my first initial with my last name. Being Canadian I added a maple leaf to the end rather than using the word "Canada"
 
You're name suggests AAR symbol from Cuda. You need to research copyright and see how much you need to change.

Email me for a pic.

Larry
Tinkerer
 
Something like this but I really want something more original. As far as hobbies not really knifemaking pretty much takes up any freetime. I do other things but nothing I would want to represent my knives with. My full name is Aaron Lee Lariscy if that helps.

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I guess I was fortunate with a last name like Sharp; made it easy.

I actually think your last name is good (A. Lariscy Blades)(in a cool font of course); the double A reminds me of an airline.
 
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David66 said:
I guess I was fortunate with a last name like Sharp; made it easy.

I actually think your last name is good (A. Lariscy Blades)(in a cool font of course); the double A reminds me of an airline.
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So you think A. Lariscy Blades is good I'm fine with it besides it being kinda long
Sylvania Ga
 
Your initials spell All.

ALL KNIVES
ALL BLADES
ALL STEEL

The hard part is then adding enough information to explain the a-l-l, and where you are, etc.

I obviously don't care if anyone finds me, lol. No last name, no location. My stamp is worse than my logo because it only has ERIK.
 
Here is my .02. I see 2-3 posts a week asking to identify a maker with some sort of mark, animal, flower, hoofprint etc. This might be readily recognizable in the knife making community but outside it can be difficult. I hate to admit I had a guy come up to my table about 10 years ago and asked if I knew who made his knife. We looked all over for the mark. Could not find one for the life of me. All I could see was a gold flower. Then like a sledgehammer it hit me right between the eyes, it was a Don Fog. Now Don is a very well known maker and his cherry blossom is a dead giveaway, But even at a knife show the gentleman had asked about 10 different people and they did not know who made his knife. The other question is I have the initials XXX on the blade but nothing else. Another story IIRC a collector found a knife marked WFM. Who made this knife, no one knew (he was at BLADE). That is until he showed it to Bill Moran, It was an early knife he had made before He began marking with his last name. (I wish I would have found that knife)

I would recommend marking your knives with your Initials and Last name at least. If you are planning on staying in the town you live now then you can mark that as well unless it is too cluttered. This will make it easier for future customers to find you and BUY more knives from you if they like what the see. I tried all the different marking methods and finally purchased a jewelers pantograph and a master of my mark. The mark can be sized to fit the knife and it looks professional.

Good luck in your endeavors.
 
Yes, the "company name" may change, but the maker very rarely changes their name, or initials. If you are lucky enough to make it "big" someday, it would be wise to mark your early pieces with your actual name or initials. As long as it can be identified. At least, you will do collectors or blade show re-salers a favor.

Mike L.
 
Many moons ago I had some of my earlier silvers-mithing-jewelry-making-sculpting studios in cooperative residential art galleries. I never met an artist that didn't sign their name to their work. Why would a knife be different?
 
A.L.Lariscy
Sylvania, GA


Plain , to the point, it says all that is needed.

If you become a huge company, you can have the PR firm you hire design the new logo.
 
I think even "A. Lariscy" or just "Lariscy" Etched or stamped on the blades will suffice. It's not a very common name, and chances are, there won't be another knife maker with the same.

As far as website or company logo's, they don't necessarily HAVE to be on the knife.
 
I'd go with a simple one, just your last name.

A last name seems professional, people can find you and it looks like a custom knife that way. To me a logo looks more corporate.
 
I went with my name, a more legible handwritten version of my signature.

My signature is 3/16-1/4" tall, you should check with whoever will make the stencil if they think it will work.
 
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