MurphC Posted July 27, 2004 Report Posted July 27, 2004 I want to brand my logo onto my guitar's headstock (as well as the body somewhere). Should I do this before or after finishing? Quote
68 lost souls Posted July 27, 2004 Report Posted July 27, 2004 Where do you get branding irons and how much? If I was only going to use it once could is there somewhere I could get it done cheaply? Quote
MurphC Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Posted July 27, 2004 I had a website but it isn't in my favorites. If you were getting it done just once, You could find someone that has one. Where I live everyone with cattle has an iron (we have an electric one and about 7 non-electric) but they are not suited for guitars because of the size. If you are handy with a welder you could make a non electric one. It is a long metal handle with the metal brand on the end. We have propane stoves for heating them, technically you could use any heat source. You leave it in the fire for a bit and when it's hot you apply the brand. It takes practice to get it even and you need to be careful to get the right depth. To long and it burns the skin (ouch) which probably isn't too big a deal with wood. Not long enough and it will go away. Quote
68 lost souls Posted July 27, 2004 Report Posted July 27, 2004 Im sure you could buy metal letters and numbers somewhere if so could you just stick these to a metal plate and screw that to a metal shaft? Quote
Curtis P Posted July 27, 2004 Report Posted July 27, 2004 why not inlay it? that would make it waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay classier in my opinon Curtis Quote
Dr. Jabsco Posted July 27, 2004 Report Posted July 27, 2004 totally, or use a soldering iron. i saw somone use a soldering iron in a bass that is in the tourtial section of the main site. it looks decent. Quote
MurphC Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Posted July 27, 2004 why not inlay it? that would make it waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay classier in my opinon Curtis 'Cause this is a rebel-rousin, beer-drinkin, southern-fried Telecaster! Seriously, I want to brand it not only because it WILL look better (trust me!) but the logo has our brand in it. I'll post a pic in a second. Quote
MurphC Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Posted July 27, 2004 I'm going to try an get the 7 and the diamond proportional... this is just a rough draft. www.freewebs.com/confederates/7dguitars.bmp Quote
litchfield Posted July 27, 2004 Report Posted July 27, 2004 What good is a Tele if it isnt rebel rousin and beer drinkin? Quote
Hotrock Posted July 27, 2004 Report Posted July 27, 2004 If I remember rightly tdog does a lot of branding. Although I haven't seen him bouncing around this forum for a while. He does hang around a drum building website so check a few them and see if you can find some of his work. He's very good at it too Quote
skibum5545 Posted July 27, 2004 Report Posted July 27, 2004 If you really wanted to make your own brand, I could imagine carving the design in wood (or potato, for that matter) making a plaster mold of it, and then pouring pewter into that (or steel if you can), heating it with a torch or a campfire, and branding away. However, there are easier ways: a sharp (not chisel) point soldering iron, or heck, a magnifying glass on a bright day gives you a surprising amount of burning control, especially on hardwoods. Quote
crafty Posted August 24, 2004 Report Posted August 24, 2004 Try these guys: http://www.azwoodman.com/branding-irons.html Quote
tdog Posted August 24, 2004 Report Posted August 24, 2004 If I remember rightly tdog does a lot of branding. I'm not sure if I am the one to whom you are refering, but I sign everything I make with a dental-like tool.....an engraving tool that does about 400,000 rpms......with a good sharp bit you can write your name or anything else for that matter, as easily as you were writing with a pen.....There are many of these on the market...mine is manufacture by SCM and was @$400.....A Turbo-carver is similar.......The way I see it, if you get a brand made, it might cost $50 or more dollars(its been a while since I priced one).....If you bought a Turbo-Carver for $160 or so, you'd have a tool that is capable of many carving tasks. I use my SCM tool much more than a Dremel.....The SCM is capable of very detailed work. Here are links to a body that I used the SCM to open up some inclusions in the burl of a body so I could inlay some crushed turquoise.....also a link to my engraving tool. http://www.fenderforum.com/userphotos/index.html?recid=4696 http://www.scmsysteminc.com/engraving.php Quote
tirapop Posted August 25, 2004 Report Posted August 25, 2004 I think branding is cool. I like the idea of branding the back of a maple neck... looking sort of like a Louisville Slugger baseball bat. You could play around with some variation of their "powerized" logo and "player" signatures. Quote
basey Posted August 25, 2004 Report Posted August 25, 2004 If I remember rightly tdog does a lot of branding. Although I haven't seen him bouncing around this forum for a while. He does hang around a drum building website so check a few them and see if you can find some of his work. He's very good at it too I think you mean e-dog, the guy who does the custom drum shells. He does really cool looking work. Quote
Hotrock Posted August 25, 2004 Report Posted August 25, 2004 If I remember rightly tdog does a lot of branding. Although I haven't seen him bouncing around this forum for a while. He does hang around a drum building website so check a few them and see if you can find some of his work. He's very good at it too I think you mean e-dog, the guy who does the custom drum shells. He does really cool looking work. Thats the dude. Sorry for the confusion, but it comes with the terratory when I get involved Quote
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