Engraving or etching a maker's symbol?

[THOaken]

I've recently just finished carving my third spoon, which is carving project four, and I'm thinking of doing a little engraving or etching for a symbol or emblem which looks something like this:

How would I best go about doing this?

Thanks.

 

[Mesquite]

On wood or metal to brand it?

 

[mountainm]

Pyrography?

 

[Two Socks]

Kolrosing perhaps?

 

[Dave Budd]

something that complex, I would make a brand up. Either by carving a wax/plastic master and then casting it in bronze, or by carving/etching it into the end of a metal bar. Or send the image to an engraving company to make a brand for you

 

[mountainm]

something that complex, I would make a brand up. Either by carving a wax/plastic master and then casting it in bronze, or by carving/etching it into the end of a metal bar. Or send the image to an engraving company to make a brand for you

Is spandits group buy for a leather stamp still going? I've used mine in conjunction with a soldering iron as a brand.

 

[Clouston98]

Kolrosing perhaps?

thats what I thought .

 

[THOaken]

I think some of you overestimate what I want to do. I was thinking of merely scratching it in with a knife... Kolrosing, then?

Thanks

 

[THOaken]

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36720
I was just reading Wayland's tutorial on how to do kolrosing and it seems fairly simple, however am I not able to sand my spoon as it will rub out the powder (which will probably be coffee for me)? Can I sand it first and then cut in my design, put in the powder and oil it? Surely that'd work?

 

[Two Socks]

Works either way I think. The cuts will be deeper than the thickness of the layer you`ll sand off, so you will not lose the colour. Sanding first and then kolrosing the design in is also good.

 

[Mesquite]

You do Kolrosing once you've finished all the sanding of the item etc first.

Basically it's the final finish before oiling

 

[THOaken]

Thanks everyone. It seems like an easy, effective and fun thing to do.

 

[Paddytray]

ignore me i miss read the thread and thought you ment metal . sorry

 

[THOaken]

I've just tried some quick kolrosing tests on a random piece of wood and it comes out okay. Not sure about the staining, however. What do you think? I used coffee. I'm a bit anxious in case I make a mistake on the real thing, but I'm sure it'll be fine.

 

[Clouston98]

If you do make a mistake you can sand it off if you don't make the cuts too deep .

Looks good .