Signature Question

[Aggie]

I had several people tell me I should sign my cuts.

Do you sign your cuts ?

Do you think the cuts should be signed ?

What would be the best way to sign them ?

[dgman]

I have a branding iron that says "Handcrafted by Dan Gallo". This works for items that are big enough to sign. For smaller items like ornaments and such, I don't sign.

As far as if the item should be signed on the face of your project, if you designed the pattern, it deserves to be signed. If you did not design the pattern, you can sign it on the back or bottom of the project. JMO

Edited September 27, 2017 by dgman

[Phantom Scroller]

I have a stamp for mine. Roly

[WayneMahler]

I sign most of my work. Normally on the back side with a permanent fine tipped marker before I apply the finish. 

[kmmcrafts]

17 minutes ago, WayneMahler said:

I sign most of my work. Normally on the back side with a permanent fine tipped marker before I apply the finish. 

That is what I do as well... fine point Sharpe pen.. works very nicely..   

[Rolf]

I use a small ball tip on my Colewood burner, and yes I sign every thing.

[kmmcrafts]

16 minutes ago, Rolf said:

I use a small ball tip on my Colewood burner, and yes I sign every thing.

Do you sign ornaments too? just wondered where one would do that on ornaments without being distracting.. I've contemplated putting a small tag on the ribbons of my ornaments.. just wasn't sure how to go about the smaller items I make..

 

[Bill WIlson]

I typically sign everything, using my initials and include the year made.  I even do this with Christmas ornaments.  I use an ultra fine point Sharpie and will often write on the edge of the ornament (if the wood is 1/8" or thicker), if there isn't an otherwise inconspicuous place to sign it.  Very often when I give them away, the first thing people look for is to see if I signed it.

[JOE_M]

I don't sign, but then I don't sell. I do have a branding iron that say "handcrafted by Joe" - got it as a gift years ago and I use it occasionally on much larger items. You can get one made with tiny initials.

If you've got the steady hands, the colored fine-line sharpies write very cleanly on a finished surface and you can choose a color that blends in as much  or little as you want.

[MTCowpoke22]

I brand mine with my brand. I know it's registered with the state for use on livestock and not my wood projects, but it gets the job done. I really don't do anything as small as ornaments, so I guess that isn't an issue for me. I used to try to fit it in on the front, but that usually was more hassle than it was worth and detracted from the cutting itself. So now I brand the back of everything.

[redwine]

I sign all of the projects that is possible such as framed portraits, boxes, shelf standers, most anything that has room on the backside. I use printed address size labels that has my name and phone #. As we do not do any pattern designing, I include the designers name. I use a very fine ball point pen to sign with after spraying the first coat of clear so the ink will not bleed or spread out as on raw wood. On items that I cannot use the label I will tell the person the designers name if they ask if I designed it.

Erv

[Clayton717]

I have an address label that looks like my business card(both from Vistaprint) that I put on the backs of all my project. I also sign and date below the label.  For my turning projects and other woodworking I have wood "coins" a friend laser engraved with hand made by that I inset in the project.

My name is on everything I make.

[meflick]

I sign my work - either with my branding iron or with a pen.  If its very small, I just use my initials.  I also date the piece.  If it is an intarsia piece from a pattern someone else created, I also note on the back side who's pattern it was created from. I think if you have hand crafted something, you should sign your piece in some way so people know it was made by someone, not a machine.

[bandaideman]

I sign the back unless too small to work. I have a ink stamp of a handsaw with handcrafted by on top edge of saw and then I sign in center. if I try to put the designed by under it and put the designers name. Have to admit i sometimes forget to do both the sigs.  I use a sharpie and then apply Poly of some sort 

[Lucky2]

I own a branding iron also, and it's perfect for larger items. For smaller items, I use a fine-tip marker. For any ornaments, all I do is sign them with my first initial L. Everything I make has some kind of identifying mark on it, usually Len, but sometimes all I can get on the item is an L.

Len

[amazingkevin]

On 9/26/2017 at 11:17 PM, Aggie said:

I had several people tell me I should sign my cuts.

Do you sign your cuts ?

Do you think the cuts should be signed ?

What would be the best way to sign them ?

I used to sign everything but it was a waste of time no one ever calls with an order.

[Bpardue]

I do intarsia and I sign every piece i do with " Handmade By (name) month & year"

[Rolf]

Yes even on all of my ornaments. Just my first name. Lucky for me it is short

[Chunkthekid]

I initial the back of each piece with a wood burner. I also add the year ('17) when I remember.

[cyclistjim]

I use an inkjet printer a piece of wax paper. Print your logo / name / year in reverse on the wax paper then put that on wood. Then apply finish to the wood. The ink won't dry on the wax paper so you can just press it to the wood and instant cheap logo.