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Nebulae

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How important is it too you?
I used to not sign my knives, but now I wouldn't think of not signing even though I am still a newbie. I do it last after I sharpen and polish sometimes if I am trying something new I will carry the blade a couple of days, and then sign it. once its signed its done. I dont really have a good reason for this it just seems right. So how 'bout you
 
signing your knife or marking it with your logo or brand is like putting your fingerprint on the knife you made , is another way of showing the effort and skill of your craft . in long run . i think is only gain if you improve your craft .

i am at the stage of setting up my mini workshop and getting my stuff together but i had already Set up my Etching device and playing with Logo already .
 
I'm still new to this craft and don't stamp my work. Of course, I'm not producing a dozen blades a month, either.

Were my work of a better quality, something to brag about, I wouldn't mind people knowing that I made it.....
 
for thoes of us who dont really have a shop, or produce great works (me included) here is what I do. I take my dremel with the hose attachment, the one that looks like a dentist tool, (have no idea what it is called) and use a carbide drill bit to simply sign my name. Its supper easy, slightly unprofessional, but I like it any way. Its good b/c its my actual signature, and it looks just like it does on paper. not to mention it is supper cheap and easy.
 
I don't use a mark because I can't find anyone to make them. I've tried making them myself, and failed.
 
just few week ago i was looking for way to etch on steel . and after some search online i made my own electro etcher . is easy really and i am sure you can get the part you need easily it should not cost you more then $50

i made mine from some old junk and it cost me much much less only got the clip for like $2 that all . and been testing .

i use Salt and vinegar mix . thinking to test with mild acid to get a better etch
 
I don't care for etched logos, just the way I feel about it. I won't buy a custom knife with an etched logo, in fact I won't buy a custom knife if it has anything on there besides the maker's name stamped. The knives I paid Gil Cote to make for me, they were both supposed to have just his name... but that turkey forgot the details of the order. Among many other details he got wrong, on the fillet knife he used his current logo which has his name and "handmade" which irritates the shit out of me. I don't need an engraving to remind me he screwed up my order by hand.
 
Nebulae said:
for thoes of us who dont really have a shop, or produce great works (me included) here is what I do. I take my dremel with the hose attachment, the one that looks like a dentist tool, (have no idea what it is called) and use a carbide drill bit to simply sign my name. Its supper easy, slightly unprofessional, but I like it any way. Its good b/c its my actual signature, and it looks just like it does on paper. not to mention it is supper cheap and easy.
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You know I have one of those, unfortunately I lost the directions on how to hook it up. How the HECK do you get that thing to work?
 
Tippet said:
I don't care for etched logos, just the way I feel about it. I won't buy a custom knife with an etched logo, in fact I won't buy a custom knife if it has anything on there besides the maker's name stamped. The knives I paid Gil Cote to make for me, they were both supposed to have just his name... but that turkey forgot the details of the order. Among many other details he got wrong, on the fillet knife he used his current logo which has his name and "handmade" which irritates the shit out of me. I don't need an engraving to remind me he screwed up my order by hand.
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Wow! A little fussy there aren't we? Now would you really pass up an authenic Scagel knife because he used to put that darned kris on his blades?
Robert
 
Some folks are doing it as a hobby and don't intend on selling or getting their name out, so they really don't see a reason to mark their blades. I don't see why you would go that way, though... etching or stamping can be done for under $100 investment.

When I first started, I would paint on some nail polish, scratch my logo into it and etch with salt,vinegar and a 9volt battery. Then when I got into forging, I had a friend make me a logo stamp...
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Then I read a post where Ed Caffrey said it was really important to have your NAME on your knives. He was right, I spent a lot of time trying to come up with these cool characters for my logo, never realizing that if someone saw a knife and wanted to look me up, they had absolutely no way to do so. Try and type a made up logo into google!

So I had a 1/16" letter stamp made with my name and a new one with my logo...
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Fletch Helical:
I didn't use the instructions myself I just sorta figured it out. what you do is unscrew the chuck thing (again dont have a clue what its called-this may be difficult, so bear with me), and take it with the pincher do-dad that goes inside it and attach it to the end of the hose, then this is key, you take the little hex thingy-mabober, (hex on outside, square on inside), that came with the dremmel in a plastic bag covered in oil, and attach it to the dremel, and then put the wire that goes inside the tube through the little square hole on the hex thingy, then screw the hose on. btw I lost my hex thing majig anybody know where I can get another
 
rhrocker said:
Wow! A little fussy there aren't we? Now would you really pass up an authenic Scagel knife because he used to put that darned kris on his blades?
Robert
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LOL that's right, I would not buy a knife with an etched logo, even if I'd ever heard of Scagel knives.

Of course I'm fussy! I think most of us here are probably a little fussy in our own ways. I also don't care for tupperware, cheap fishing reels, Chinese-made riflescopes, or motel room art.
 
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