Hidden Code on Creations?

[Belinda Barfield]

After reading about the "hidden code" in the Mona Lisa I started wondering about something.

Do any of you place a hidden mark, or something similar that only you know about, on the pieces you make? Of course, if you tell us then it won't be a secret any more . . . didn't think about that. :rolleyes:

[John Pratt]

How about I just say, "Yes". That will eliminate the secret code/marking getting out.

[Charles Goodnight]

Did it once in a paper I wrote. We had to respond to a paper criticizing our research, so we were angry about it. The first letter of each paragraph, when arranged in order spelled out "We would rather be in the lab"

[glenn bradley]

Did it once in a paper I wrote. We had to respond to a paper criticizing our research, so we were angry about it. The first letter of each paragraph, when arranged in order spelled out "We would rather be in the lab"

I like the way Charles thinks ;-) Oh, and no on the secret mark but, it is an idea.

[Jerome Stanek]

Where I work sometimes we hide our initials in the work. Like when we do brushed aluminum or on the bottom of some columns. X mark mower has mine and the welders on the bottom of their trade show display.

[Lee Schierer]

Why be secret about it. If I make something I'm proud of, I'll put my name on it...

[Jerome Hanby]

All of my pieces have my signature characteristics, poor finish and ill fitting joinery:D

[Rick Moyer]

I don't even remember to put any marking on stuff about half the time. Someday somebody may wonder "where did we get this?". Oh well.

[Bryan Morgan]

I used to work with high resolution images in photo and graphics and I'd put things in the work.... I type messages a few shades away from something and put the message right in the middle of the image. I would most often type the secret message around people's irisis. Theres a decent variation of color there so its easy to hide, still plain as day if you know what to look for. :)

[John Coloccia]

I'm pretty sure there's blood somewhere on nearly everything I make. On pieces that require superglue, there's a good chance of finding a particularly well preserved fingerprint as well.

[Dan Hintz]

I used to work with high resolution images in photo and graphics and I'd put things in the work.... I type messages a few shades away from something and put the message right in the middle of the image. I would most often type the secret message around people's irisis. Theres a decent variation of color there so its easy to hide, still plain as day if you know what to look for. :)
My thesis research was in wavelet-based watermarking of digital images (imperceptible)... you bet your sweet bippy the things I do are marked. I can prove in a court of law the images that come out of my computer were created on a specific date/time by me. The only way to get rid of the mark is to destroy the image so badly no one would want it (and even then I can often get the info back).

[Bill Leonard]

I'm pretty sure there's blood somewhere on nearly everything I make. On pieces that require superglue, there's a good chance of finding a particularly well preserved fingerprint as well.
I'm with John with this one. I seem to have a habit of leaving my DNA on each and every project. Not planned, but executed with regularity.

[Chuck Saunders]

My secret mark is a tight flush joint. You will have to spend a lot of time looking to ever find it.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

I'm pretty sure there's blood somewhere on nearly everything I make. On pieces that require superglue, there's a good chance of finding a particularly well preserved fingerprint as well.
Nothing like DNA to mark your territory

[Bill Huber]

I leave secret marks on my stuff all the time, I just do it with sand paper, then when the finish goes on you can see them. No one knows what they mean but me.

I do keep a log on each project so maybe some day historians will find the log and then decrypt what I have left in my work.