Signing your work

[dirtrider73068]

I think this has been talked about before, but I want to start marking my work, part with credit being given to the pattern designer but also want to make a buiness for myself, I have some address labels to put on big things that have a space on the back I plan on experenmenting with some I have made that plan on giving out, I want my buiness name, email to get orders if they choose to email me, a cut by and then the designed by as to give credit to who made and designed the pattern.

The issue I have is on small things that have fretwork I hate to put a sticky addy label only for them to peel it off, and my handwriting lol at best is chicken scratch and bad if I can't read what I write so trying to use a good marker to write in the small areas of the fretwork is not a good thing, unless I get those paper tags on a string tie that on then stick the label to the tag. What have ya'll done to mark or sign your work? What have you used or tried to use.

[newfie]

i use sticky address labels on bigger items as well.i dont do a lot of small fret work usually portrait style with backers so it works well for me. 

[Kragax]

I initial and date mine with a wood burner.

[DWSudekum]

I usually do one of 2 things.  I put a DW and a date on it someplace or if the spot is big enough I have a branding iron that I got for my last birthday and I brand my work.  I generally also put a small card that tells the new owner what wood was used, the pattern designer ( if not me ) and the particulars of the piece.

DW

[pierre62]

For my part.
I signe my nick-name and date on ink.

[EIEIO]

I have a branding iron from "Brand First". I also have business cards with my contact info (and my scroll image) that can be attached to a piece. The back is blank so you can write designer, date, wood, etc. I like the TripleB idea of mounting a penny on the piece to set the date, especially for Christmas pieces - it's hard to find the right year penny earlier in the year than October. A 3/4" Fostner Bit makes a near perfect inset fit for a penny.

[scotti158]

The bigger items I use a branding iron with just my name, smaller items I initial with a wood burner.

[Chase]

I do my signing in two ways.

1-I cut initials and place them on the piece

look in the lower right

The other is my logo.  These are on address labels and I put the year on them.  The logo came from an old scrolling forum.

[dirtrider73068]

I got the addy labels avery brand and used there software and made one and it printed off perfect, and put it on one project I did, I did see they also have buisness cards you can make as well, I may do that as well to affix to the smaller stuff, punch a hole and use some pretty ribbon and tie the card on it.

I am not very artist at all unless it includes tools and machines lol, so using a wood burning tool or brand iron would be a disaster.

[APG (Al)]

Like others I generally put my initials on with a branding iron.   And when I forget to do this I will write my initials and date on with a sharp point marker. 

And note to self drop a hint that a good Christmas gift for me would be a wood burner.

Regards, Al

[Charles Dearing]

I try to make my signature part of the cutting. If it's a small cutting (which is rare if ya know me)...I just sign the back with a pen.

[Rover2]

I use a rubber ink stamp that says "From the shop of" that has a blank area for me to sign my name and date with a very fine sharpie pen.  If the project is to small, I just initial and date it.  Would like to have an iron but they are beyond my budget at this time.  One of these days maybe.

Al

[Billy in Va]

I use a branding iron and usually countersink a current year shinny penny next to it.  Sometime I just use the penny and Initials if space is limited.

[APG (Al)]

The "hint" worked.  Got my wood burning tool for Christmas.

Al

[puzzleguy]

We use a sharpie -
my first initial , full last name with the copyright symbol
and the year - typically '15  ( for 2015 )
very small -
 a bit of a pain -