Curiosity, a LJ Summary ~ Signing your work.

Usually I use a Sharpie, especially for small, oddly-shaped things like turnings. If I owned a logo burner, I would use it for furniture.

I try to sign all of my work, but occasionally forget if I’m in a rush to finish.

-- -=Pride is not a sin=-

I use a woodburning iron to burn my signature in most of the things i make. I typically name the piece too.

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

Name, town and date in pencil, somewhere inside a drawer or carcase.

-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. -- OldTools Archive --

I use a Sharpie but I haven’t built anything to actually sell yet. If/when I build and sell, probably use a pencil or something less obvious but still evident.

-- Ben from IL

I burn my own “stamp” on most o my stuff.

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. Kentuk55@yahoo.com

Just picked up a woodburner from Michaels today to sign stuff with. With a 40% off coupon, it was only $18

-- The quality of one's woodworking is directly related to the amount of flannel worn.

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

I don’t yet. I am trying to decide what I want exactly.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it.

I’m going to brand mine I have the design ready just need to bite the bullet and get it made.

-- My theroy in wood working will be. If I'm not enjoying doing it i won't do it.

Electric branding iron from Woodcraft with name, city and date.

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

I use a “branding iron” (that my wife ordered for me from Lee Valley Tools) to put my name onto projects, and I use a penny to date the piece as shown in one of my projects at . . . http://lumberjocks.com/projects/48529
A 3/4” forstner bit will create a recess which is a perfect fit for a penny. For a full set of Coin-Sized Forstner Bits try . . . http://www.leevalley.com
It’s interesting to see the various methods being listed.

-- John, British Columbia, Canada

-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fibreglass trees. http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/

Here’s what I have been using on little projects here and there. Pretty cool, but then again I designed it so I should like it!

-- "(...) The archer ceases to be conscious of himself as the one who is engaged in hitting the bull's-eye which confronts him(...)"

I will use both plaques and engraving for my pens once my hardware setup is done.

-- Thomas - Pondering the inclusion of woodworking into physics and chemistry classes...

BTW maybe Martin could add some kind of pool stuff to ease stats like these :)

-- Thomas - Pondering the inclusion of woodworking into physics and chemistry classes...