Opinion time: How should a knife be labeled by the maker?

ArtinNC

ArtinNC

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Opinion time: How should a knife be labeled by the maker? What do you like bets and why.
 
I put My Brand Name,My rhino Logo, My Name & City State.

My reasons are simple.
Rhino because my Knife are a bit overbuild But Agile like a Rhinoceros. One of my favorite animals, Besides dogs of course.
The Logo for recognition, My name because my knives are sole authorship and traditionally a artist signs his work.
And I put the city & state so people can get a hold of me.

The internet is much more prevalent that it was when I started knife making so If I started today I might just put www.rhinoknives.com on my knives.

That's my 2 cents why!

Cheers!

Laurence
 
My last name along with city and state. The reason is simple, if someone sees one of my knives, they know who made it and where at. A logo without your name really doesn't say much about who and where you are.
Just my thoughts.
Dale
 
Art I know where you are coming from but if you have a legible name on the blade, I think that is sufficient. I don't believe we have to mark every steel tye or date of manufacture but it is nice to put it on the card for the buyer. Etching does it neatly the way I think.
 
My current mark is just my logo and name, sometimes just the logo. I do this even if it's not sole authorship, but the buyer is aware of the status. I'm curious about all the responses to this as well. I think location is less important than it used to be, but is still valuable if there are multiple makers with your name and the logo or style isn't distinct enough. I specifically chose my mark because it is compact and distinct, it doesn't rely on being able to read my name to identify it. I'm considering options for the future though, so I'm all ears. I've been thinking maybe two versions of my mark next time I order. One for stainless and one for non stainless. The only difference being the addition of "stainless" to the mark.
 
If you decide to stamp:

1. You can stamp cold annealed steel to any depth. Stamping is a function of pressure and the superior hardness of the stamp.

2. It sounds like a no brainer but your stamp will lose it's hardness if you stamp hot steel.

I stamp mine.
 
I use to stamp my blades when I lived in Ohio but now I live in NC and etch all my knives . Some buyers don't like the etched blades and want them stanped . I still have my old stanp but only use it on the sheath and will not use it on the knife any more. So if I was to stamp a blade now I'd have to buy a new stamp and I do like the etched better, I think that I do a good job with the etch and it is usely .010 deep, so it would be hard for someone to remove the etch without missing up the knife.
All my knives are made by me in my shop behind my house with out help from anyone else. So I'm a lot slower getting out orders than most makers. I don't have blades water jet cut and I don't have a CNC.

Thanks for all the comments.
 
Sounds like the exact same system I have with etching my name, doing all the work myself, and very much being very slow in doing the work.
I haven't seen one of yours lately, Art but the ones I have seen in the past have all been the very best !!!! Frank
 
Art I use the electro etch.
It took a long time and a lot of consideration, but I listen to what Ed was saying.
I put my name John Smith city and state. my name is in a script font. I had ernie make the stencils.
Remember if the they can't find you, you can't sell your product.
 
Art i love the etch on my blade from you IMO dont change a thing.

And in my case my daughters name is my mark mya knives with the wi in the center mya knives get it lol.
The daughter loved it so its staying lol. I guess everyones different art but i like yours as is.
 
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