Thread: How do you make your mark?

Gents,

I would like to know how everyone creates their makers mark on their blades. Etch, stamp ......?
How do you do it?

Thanks

Stu

My mark starts out with a Dremel; then ends with me screaming, "WTF, did I just do?".

Electro etching. Works like a charm. It takes a few trials. I had my stencils done professionally.

Originally Posted by Maximilian

Electro etching. Works like a charm. It takes a few trials. I had my stencils done professionally.

Max, what system do you use? I have seen heaps, some cheap some not-so cheap.

Thanks.

Stu

I electro-chemically etch my logo. I just use a home built etcher and simple electrolytes (salt, FeCl, and so on).

Originally Posted by Str8Raz0r

Max, what system do you use? I have seen heaps, some cheap some not-so cheap.
Thanks.
Stu

I use the Personalizer Plus from electro-chem and my stencils are done by IMG in N.Y. Some say or find the variable output not needed. I'm glad I have a variable output on mine. Very useful.

Electro etching. Like the others, works well for me.

Anyone use a vinyl template and a hydroflouric acid system ? I have a large vinyl cutter and can make very precise adhesive templates- would be ideal for mon-sun spine etching .....

Steel Stamp, but I got that for knife making, as razors weren't in the equation at that time, now I would go for an etching machine because they're a damn sight easier to use.


Mick

There certainly are many ways to mark blades, and I've looked into most of them. For me I've been experimenting with Photoresistive Etching as I feel it offers far superior edge definition, and it's not too difficult to do. My view of electro-chem etching is that while it's easily done and practical for many blades, to me the quality of the linework just isn't tight enough - the image appears 'fuzzy' on close inspection and that would just drive me crazy.
Hand stamping is also a great method, and if you setup a hydraulic press to do the work then you'll have nice consistency and a crisp image every time. But the cost of producing various stamps for marking different parts of the razor is just too expensive - plus over time you'll have to re-order these stamps as the do eventually wear down and the image becomes softened.
Knife-maker Jay Fisher has a page dedicated to marking methods on his site, I found it quite helpful and nice to see he also utilises photoresistive etching as his marking method of choice.
Knife Maker's Mark of Jay Fisher, Maker of Handmade and Custom Knives

Hope it helps,
- Mike