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Dennis McDonaugh
09-30-2004, 5:43 PM
I've seen branding irons that you can use to burn your name or initials into your project, but I'm looking for one that I can also burn a date into the wood. Have you guys ever seen one like that?
Michael Stafford
09-30-2004, 5:57 PM
Yes, several woodworking catalogs offer a woodburning marking device that allow a date attachment. Woodcraft for one I think.
Gary Max
09-30-2004, 6:23 PM
Big --BIG Money
Sharpie's are about a buck
Brad Schmid
09-30-2004, 6:32 PM
Woodcraft has both a non-electric and electric branding iron date attachment. For a more free-form option, you could always go with something like a Colwood woodburning tool. I use one for signing and dating turnings and there is a wide array of tips available that serve many different functions.

cheers,
Brad
Ian Barley
09-30-2004, 6:34 PM
My branding iron came from Brandnew.net - no affiliation. I'm very happy with it. I think that they do a date format as well.
Dennis McDonaugh
09-30-2004, 6:43 PM
Thanks, I'll check up on those leads.
Chris Padilla
09-30-2004, 7:13 PM
Dennis,

Do a search here on Medallions...there was a decent thread not long ago about this very subject.
Wolf Kiessling
10-01-2004, 7:35 PM
I've seen branding irons that you can use to burn your name or initials into your project, but I'm looking for one that I can also burn a date into the wood. Have you guys ever seen one like that?

This is not really an answer to your question but I thought I would offer this bit of info anyhow. I mark my work with a penny minted the year of the work. For example, all 2004 work is marked with a 2004 penny. A 3/4 Forstner bit is the same diameter as a penny so a shallow hole drilled into the work, in an inconspicuous place (usually right around the signature somewhere), makes a nice place to glue or epoxy the penny in place. There are actually many people that do this. I do it with turnings and sculptures.
Michael Stafford
10-01-2004, 8:22 PM
Hey Wolf, I also do the penny thing. On my boxes people think it's for luck...
Bob Smalser
10-01-2004, 9:01 PM
Copper cuts as easily with carving tools as some woods...

...you can make your own unique one for the price of a flea market soldering iron that doesn't look like everybody else's.

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