Marking small knives

[David Schott]

Do you guys have multiple stencil sizes or stamps for smaller knives? My stencil is far too big for some of the small little EDC knives ive been making lately, so Ive been selling them without a makers mark. I suppose its time to bite the bullet and pay for the art fees again to have a new set of stencil made up in a smaller size....I was thinking of making my mark 1/8" high max so that I could mark on the spine of anything 1/8" or bigger. I dont feel like cluttering the clean lines of a 2.5" blade with a 1/2" maker's mark.

 

[Whit]

Yep, gotta get multiple sizes. On small blades I sometimes mark across the ricasso instead of ahead of the plunge. I don't know how you do it on the spine, looks like it takes nerves of steel!

 

[David Schott]

I like spine marking...if it comes out bad, takes about 20 secs on the grider to be ready to give it another shot....if its on the blade, its a LOT more work to take the whole blade down and give it another shot...

 

[Will Leavitt]

I have multiple stencil sizes.

 

[Raymond Richard]

One size fits all. Thats my motto.