marking a blade

ya ive read that guys that forge stamp and stock removal guys etch but I really wasn't sure and was wanting more info,do you also number your blades?
 
I forge most of my blades and etch....and dont number blades
 
I do stock removal. My mark is just a pattern of dots, punched in with a center punch. To get it to come out right, I stick a little piece of masking tape on the blade, then I take a sharpie and draw the mark on the masking tape. If it looks good, then I punch it in. If not, I start over with a fresh piece of tape.
 
Etch, stock-removal. Perhaps the biggest advantage of etching is, it's easy to line up the stencil wherever you want, and it's doesn't have to be a flat parallel surface. You can tape a stencil around a cylinder if you want. Pretty hard to stamp a convex or hollow-ground blade. Also, stencils are comparatively cheap; you could have a dozen or more different sizes/designs of stencils made for the cost of one good stamp.
 
Forge and stamp....BUT, I am thinking about an etch being made up.
 
I forge and do stock removal.. I stamp but really wouldn't mind getting a good etching machine. Seems handy. I don't think one way or another makes you a bad person.
 
Etcher, as I do both. You can buy an Atlas Etcher kit with practice stencil and solution from Thesharpenershop.com, I think he has a couple in stock. The user's name on here is Shotgunner, AKA Scott Solar.
 
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