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MikeyV

Post subject: Branding Irons

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:54 am

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Where do you guys get those little branding irons made with your name, logo, etc to stamp the center strip inside the soundhole? I'd love to get one for my builds.

Thanks!

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Jim_H

Post subject: Re: Branding Irons

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:01 pm

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Here is one place

http://www.woodcraft.com/Search2/Search ... ing%20iron

I'm sure there are others

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Alex Kleon

Post subject: Re: Branding Irons

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:06 pm

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Lee Valley Tools.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.a ... 3456,43462

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Chas Freeborn

Post subject: Re: Branding Irons

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:16 pm

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I got mine here. Based on a soldering iron heater element, any artwork you care to provide.
http://www.brandnew.net

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Rod True

Post subject: Re: Branding Irons

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:59 pm

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I got mine here http://brandingirons.com/ great people to work with, I supplied my own design, here's the finished product.

On spruce

On mahogany

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MikeyV

Post subject: Re: Branding Irons

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:39 pm

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Thanka a bunch guys, the links are exactly what I was looking for!

I'm thinking of going with the fire heated one, it it easy to get repeatable results when heating the iron with, say, a torch?

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Rod True

Post subject: Re: Branding Irons

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:53 pm

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I bet a torch would take a fair amount of time to head up hot enough, I know plugging it in takes a good 10 mins....

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