Signing your work?

[L2wis]

How do you all go about signing your work? I was thinking a method like a golf ball initialiser might look good?

 

[jpt]

Came across this method recently, http://www.distinctiveturnings.com/tuto ... rnings.pdf tried it out and it works well.

john

 

[L2wis]

That looks a really effective! Thanks for sharing that link!

 

[L2wis]

Just spotted this on axminster, it's a lot cheaper than the pyrography kits but looks just like a soldering iron?

http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-ax ... prod32126/

I've got a soldering iron and i doubt it would get hot enough to burn wood effectively. Has anyone got any experience with a Axminster Woodburning Pen?

 

[Jonzjob]

I just put my initials on the base with my pyro pen. I have had a Janik transformer for years and have reciently got a Peter Childs pen to go with it and it is a big improvement. I had turned my own pen to go with it as the pen supplied was far too clumsy. The one I made was good but got hot after a while. The PC pen stays cool no mater how long you use it. Well worth the money for me..

I have not used a solid point pen, mine is hot wire, but I know that they are alkward if you are doing a lot. Especially when you have to change the temprature for different parts of the wood, different patterns and textures. They take time to warm and cool, whereas a hot wire is almost immediate..

For simple signatures a solid tip like the Axminster one should be OK.

 

[Jacob]

I always think it's a good idea to put a false name - just in case something goes wrong. You don't want the buggers knocking on the door do you?

 

[L2wis]

Haha I like your thinking jacob!

Thanks got your input jonzjob, I won't be burning much at all, just the odd signature/initials. I rarely make anything I'd sign but my mum wants the bowl I recently made for christmas so thought it's be nice to sign it. Next cheapest alternative to a sharpie is what I'm after I guess, that axminster pen thing could take some beating.

 

[rickkoorman]

I use a dremel with a small carving bit on it , sometimes i use a burning tool and sometimes a silver marker......it really depends on the project i made

 

[Lee J]

I actually paid for a custom made branding stamp for me. I'll pop a picture up when I take one.

 

[L2wis]

how much do they cost Lee? Also how do you heat them? With a blow torch?

 

[Jonzjob]

I have a nice easy one, comme ca

On the bottom of a beech tea light :mrgreen:

 

[nev]

It may take a while but, you could of course just develop your own unique style (hammer) , then you wouldnt need to sign them, for example i guess most on here would be able to id the following...in no particular order...

etc etc =D>

 

[drillbit]

The third one looks like a Lee Robert Sneddon.... can't tell the others. :mrgreen:

 

[mike s]

i bought the axminster wood-burning pen for the same reasons as you, i wanted to sign my work but didnt want to pay a lot for something i may not use very often.
i have only used it twice! i got fed up with it in the end
it takes about 5 minutes to get at its hottest and even then isn't hot enough to burn the wood quickly
you have to hold it to the wood and move it VERY slowly or it wont do anything
the handle is very high so its difficult to control it.
i found the best way to use it is by burning dots
i wouldn't recommend it
i now just use sharpie and rub finish over the top to seal it

 

[Melzy]

The third one looks like a Lee Robert Sneddon.... can't tell the others. :mrgreen:

Hahaha!! Thats the only one i could guess too!! :mrgreen:

 

[Jonzjob]

I would find it very difficult to tell anyone what my stuff looks like because every piece of wood I turn is different and Unless I have someone ask for something specific then I let the wood tell me? Sounds silly, but it works for me.

Possiblly the only thing that would tell you that it isn't my turning is that it would have a big finial of some kind. I don't particularly like them. Very cleaver turning, but just not my style (a contradiction to what I have just said I suppose?)

 

[Aled Dafis]

It may take a while but, you could of course just develop your own unique style (hammer) , then you wouldnt need to sign them, for example i guess most on here would be able to id the following...in no particular order...

...

Wow!! The more I look at Cindy Drozda's work, the more I like it. That's one stunning piece!!

Aled

 

[Lee J]

how much do they cost Lee? Also how do you heat them? With a blow torch?

hi mate, it was £60 and I saw the advert in one of the magazines. I created a custom logo and emailed the logo to them and it arrived about 4 weeks later. It is just like a pyrograph or a soldering iron, plug it in... let it warm up... brand your work. I have mine mounted on my bench. I 'll take some photos of the logo etc tonight.

 

[boysie39]

The Toolpost has a system that a pro turner I know uses, it is very good but I think a bit expensive if only useing
now and then

 

[L2wis]

i bought the axminster wood-burning pen for the same reasons as you, i wanted to sign my work but didnt want to pay a lot for something i may not use very often.
i have only used it twice! i got fed up with it in the end
it takes about 5 minutes to get at its hottest and even then isn't hot enough to burn the wood quickly
you have to hold it to the wood and move it VERY slowly or it wont do anything
the handle is very high so its difficult to control it.
i found the best way to use it is by burning dots
i wouldn't recommend it
i now just use sharpie and rub finish over the top to seal it

That is perfect info thanks Mike! I was wary of that tool as it looked too much like a soldering iron which I guessed would have the same problems as the ones you described.

At the moment I guess i'll lean towards an engraver tool and some coloured wax to rub into it.