August 5, 200916 yr This is a touchmark I use for small personal items that I make. The marks on the scale are 1/64th inches, with the total width of the touchmark 1/4 inch wide.
August 6, 200916 yr This is one I made and have settled on using. It's a little less than a half inch across.
August 6, 200916 yr Here's mine, Glenn. Had it made from CMT. Edited August 6, 200916 yr by CurlyGeorge Picture didn't post.
August 11, 200916 yr How did you all make your touch marks?? I am interested in making one myself. Always nice to differentiate your work from others and maybe find it again years later. Also its kind of like leaving a bit of yourself with the piece or something like that lol.
August 11, 200916 yr Drako11.... I cut the hammer shape freehand with a zip disk, then used reverse-letter stamps (individual letter stamps) to put my initials in it. Reverse-letter stamps can be ordered individually or in sets (just Google for them, I don't recall who I ordered them from). I used a quality chisel (end cut off) to make the tool. I cut the hammer symbol with the tool cold, then heated the end in my forge to stamp in the letters (after which I heat treated it the same as a chisel). Edited August 11, 200916 yr by djhammerd
August 11, 200916 yr Drako, I had mine made from a stamp-maker. It took a while to find but I finally found one near me who offered a good price. There was an initial design layout cost as well as the cost of the stamps, but the good part is that they keep my layout on file and any future stamps I need will not be charged the layout cost, only the cost of the new stamp. Good luck in making your touch mark. Sam
August 17, 200916 yr I made my own Characters and Wally Hayes carved them out for me. They represent.. Wildertools Rick Marchand The top mark is a combination of the "W" and "T" from Wildertools and the bottom one is the "R" and "M" from Rick Marchand. It has an Oriental look that I like. Rick
August 18, 200916 yr John, it may not be very "Imaginative", but you know that it's your mark and can ID if you made the piece or not. Nice stamp. :)
August 20, 201015 yr Was going through some old threads and thaught i'd re-activate this one ! Here's mine --"Naz"-- all bunched up together. I drew the logo and had it made by "Lepage" graving in Laval Quebec.
August 20, 201015 yr Good Idea Naz I've had a touchmark made sense then. I loosly based it on the Trenton anvil logo. This also acts as the logo on my business cards etc.
December 28, 201015 yr I retired from the Army Reserve as a SGM, so I had a stamp with my rank made, this is my mark.
December 28, 201015 yr I'm still fabricating mine, but once I'm done it should look like this: Uploaded with ImageShack.us
December 28, 201015 yr Touchmark made in spring steel hammered into bronze in attachment..getting close to a ..Happy New Year ..to ALL
December 29, 201015 yr Heres mine. The letters are a bit small, but if i ever make small pieces i can still mark them!
December 29, 201015 yr How did you all make your touch marks?? I am interested in making one myself. Always nice to differentiate your work from others and maybe find it again years later. Also its kind of like leaving a bit of yourself with the piece or something like that lol. you can make a touch mark by taking a 1/2" allen head bolt and cutting the head off so you have a hollow hex " washer" mark a piece of heavy stock (maybe 1/2" thick by 1 1/2" ) with your design small enough to see it through the hex "washer, weld the washer over the design. Take a 1/2" allen wrench and cut off the bend, heat the end of said wrench and beat it into the design this will take several heats but will result in your touch mark I will post mine later today
December 29, 201015 yr I figured out how to post pic to a thread, so here is a pic of what my touchmark is.
December 30, 201015 yr How did you all make your touch marks?? I am interested in making one myself. Always nice to differentiate your work from others and maybe find it again years later. Also its kind of like leaving a bit of yourself with the piece or something like that lol. I'm gonna forge out 4 special punches, with the biggest being 3/4ths inch longways, stamp them in order into a chunk of 1/2 inch plate, then use that as a master by taking a 1 in. Dia. chunk of hex stock and heatin 'n beatin that into the impression.
December 30, 201015 yr I don't know how i screwed this post up, but here is my touch mark, recently made using the method described belowthis time i had to make my own hex, couldn't find 1/2" allen wrench in the drawer you can make a touch mark by taking a 1/2" allen head bolt and cutting the head off so you have a hollow hex " washer" mark a piece of heavy stock (maybe 1/2" thick by 1 1/2" ) with your design small enough to see it through the hex "washer, weld the washer over the design. Take a 1/2" allen wrench and cut off the bend, heat the end of said wrench and beat it into the design this will take several heats but will result in your touch mark the reason for the hex "washer" is to assure you get into the same position with each heat
June 4, 201214 yr this is mine its not perfect and its not the same as what i use on glass and pottery work but it works and people know its mine and thats about all you need
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