makers marks

[Stan Wilson]

I've made 12 knives myself so far and the comment I seem to hear often is the is no makers mark on the blade.One of the reasons for not marking the blade(other than not having an etcher) is I don't want to use a mark thats being used by another maker or associated with another company.I thought about just using my initials,,SW,but that reminds me of Smith and Wesson and I know there are a couple of makers already named Wilson.Is there any sort of listing that shows what names or logos are already in use?Also how much detail can an electro-chem etcher display.

 

[Bruce Evans]

Just look in the Yearly knife Digest and you can get a really good idea as to what others are using.
You are better off to use your whole name instead of just your initials.
You can get different size heads for the electro-chem etchers so you are not limited to just one size of stencil.
I had this delea at first.My first mark was a BE with a arrow through it.I have seen to many others do this with there initials also Diamond Edge's logo is a DE with a arrow through it and so I went to just my signature.I have a new stencil pattern that will have my city and stae on it also.This will keep your name different than others also.
Bruce
Bruce

 

[Bruce Bump]

I have 3 different stencils and use the one that fits the knife best. They all have my first name, middle intial and last name. Two say CUSTOM and give the city and state also. Sometimes there isnt room for all that so I tape off everything except my name.