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HI All, I want to put some small initials into a wooden knife handle,
say 1/4 inch tall letters. I have no idea of how i can achieve this. My engraving skills are minus nill - so any ideas would be welcomed! cheers Dafydd |
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On Jun 6, 3:22*am, dafyddw wrote:
HI All, I want to put some small initials into a wooden knife handle, say 1/4 inch tall letters. I have no idea of how i can achieve this. My engraving skills are minus nill - so any ideas would be welcomed! cheers Dafydd These guys will laser engrave your knife handle with anything you want www.kallenshaanwoods.com The do names on pens for $ 5.00 Randy http://nokeswoodworks.com |
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On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 01:22:03 -0700 (PDT), dafyddw
wrote: HI All, I want to put some small initials into a wooden knife handle, say 1/4 inch tall letters. I have no idea of how i can achieve this. My engraving skills are minus nill - so any ideas would be welcomed! cheers Dafydd First, find the font you want to use, print it out and transfer it to the wood via carbon (transfer) paper or glue the paper directly to the wood (I used spray adhesive). You can then either carve them in with a VERY sharp carving knife (my preference) or burn them in with a wood burner. Can post a picture of carved lettering on the binaries group if you'd like. HTH Bill |
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dafyddw wrote:
HI All, I want to put some small initials into a wooden knife handle, say 1/4 inch tall letters. I have no idea of how i can achieve this. My engraving skills are minus nill - so any ideas would be welcomed! Not the most stylish or artistic way to do it, but http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Numbers-Letters-Punch-Hardened-Steel/dp/B000I2FW2Q is one option. -- -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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I use this thingy once in a while...
Not real pretty, but it does the job and can be filled with contrasting color to dress it up: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,43456,43461 mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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On Jun 6, 6:22 pm, mac davis wrote:
I use this thingy once in a while... Not real pretty, but it does the job and can be filled with contrasting color to dress it up: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,43456,43461 mac Please remove splinters before emailing many thanks for all the suggestions. I shall have a look thorugh and try some of the ideas! very helpful!!! thanks David |
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On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:01:53 -0700 (PDT), dafyddw
wrote: On Jun 6, 6:22 pm, mac davis wrote: I use this thingy once in a while... Not real pretty, but it does the job and can be filled with contrasting color to dress it up: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,43456,43461 mac Please remove splinters before emailing many thanks for all the suggestions. I shall have a look thorugh and try some of the ideas! very helpful!!! thanks David No problem, David.. Glad I did, because it made me remember that I had it! I just finished a bowl that has the cracks filled with brass filings and decided that instead of having my wife burn "Mac" and an inventory number on the bottom, I stamped them in and filled them with brass, too.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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On Jun 7, 6:39 pm, mac davis wrote:
On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:01:53 -0700 (PDT), dafyddw wrote: On Jun 6, 6:22 pm, mac davis wrote: I use this thingy once in a while... Not real pretty, but it does the job and can be filled with contrasting color to dress it up: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,43456,43461 mac Please remove splinters before emailing many thanks for all the suggestions. I shall have a look thorugh and try some of the ideas! very helpful!!! thanks David No problem, David.. Glad I did, because it made me remember that I had it! I just finished a bowl that has the cracks filled with brass filings and decided that instead of having my wife burn "Mac" and an inventory number on the bottom, I stamped them in and filled them with brass, too.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing Mac, how do you get the brass filings to stick to the wood. Do you mix them with an adhesive? cheers David |
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On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 08:17:32 -0700 (PDT), dafyddw
wrote: Mac, how do you get the brass filings to stick to the wood. Do you mix them with an adhesive? cheers David My 1st attempt was filings mixed with medium CA glue and stuffing the cracks with that, but I didn't like the kind of muddy look that I was getting after sanding it.. I went to slightly larger filings and just coated the cracks with thick CA and sprinkled the filings on like (as my wife said) making cinnamon toast, then lightly packing it to make sure it adhered, but not hard enough to force the CA to the top.. The last try seemed to work better for the look I wanted.. After sanding, it has sort of a "gold nugget" look.. smooth bowl with slightly pitted gold cracks.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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On 2008-06-06, David wrote:
I've been considering just putting more poly over the toner (maybe enhanced with a Sharpie pen), but not yet sure if that will hold up. That would be ideal (if it works) for something as small as you are doing. You can get special "toner transfer paper" and foils that consolidate with the toner using heat (meant for laminators but a clothes iron will do). They'd probably be your best chance of success for direct printing. I use them to make printed circuit board prototypes. |
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