UPC code on handles

Re: UPC code on handles

Angelo in Cornwall, NY

>Jack, we're alreadt there! When my daughter was born last July, they attched a tag with a barcode to her ankle, and to swmbo an my wrists. They then scanned the baby and one of us whenever we took her out of the nursery. They also used it to log temp, weight, etc.

Sorry, no help on the handles tho. Maybe they will just wear off?

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Patrick from Europe

>I just bought 4 2Cherries a month ago and they didn't had any barcodes. From fine-tools.com. Maybe its that merchant who put them. Mine had tiny paper tags I removed with alcohol.

Hey Joel

Jack from Maine

>I assumed they came from the maker that way. I got them from Tools For Woodworking. I never saw any barcodes on any of their stuff before.I think I'll try some laquer thinner and if the finish comes off,I'll put my own on or leave 'em bare.

Re: Hey Joel

joel

>As far as I know the numbers are put on at the factory - they don't actually correspond to anything we use anyway. I will pass this complaint onward and upward.

removal

Jack from Maine

>I used laquer thinner and it removed the offensive marks with a bit of rubbing. It also removed the finish on that side of the handle. I haven't decided how to proceed yet. Removing the finish equally on the rest of the handle may ruin or remove the Two Cherries label. Also the thinner didn't remove the coating off the blade,even with a bit of vigorous rubbing. Maybe soaking for a bit? I know that paint stripper removes the coating easily so I think I'll just go that route.

Question? Why do they make it so difficult to clean up a new tool?---Jack

Re: UPC code on handles

Rick - in Jackson,TN

>Jack, my better half swears by a product called GooGone for things like this. You can find it a drug or grocery stores, as well as the Big W etc. Rick

Re: removal

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>If laquer thinner removed the finish, it is definitely a laquer finish. You can get spray cans of laquer at most hardware stores, try to match the sheen, and then just spot repair and buff the whole handle to blend in the new finish, but I'm guessing you won't be able to see the repaired spot.

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Jack from Maine

>Rick,this isn't a sticker. That would make this easy.They printed the symbol in ink right on the finished surface. If it were a sticker I would have removed it and not said a word.---Jack

Re: UPC code on handles

Robert Larson

>We are the importers of Two Cherries tools, and the bevel edge chisels do come from the factory as you describe -- with barcodes on the handles.

All manufacturers are being asked by their customers, large and small, for barcoding on all products. I have forwarded the original post of this thread to the factory for review. And, I thank Joel at toolsforworkingwood.com for keeping me informed of your discussion.

Interesting background - this barcode is technically an EAN or European Article Number -- one digit more than the UPC number.

Robert

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Jack from Maine

>Robert ,speaking for myself,this barcode would not be an issue if the company also provided removal information.---Jack

Re: UPC code on handles

Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia

>Simple fix...print the barcode on the back of the blade. When one flattens the blade(or removes the coating), the barcode dissapears.JR

Re: removal

William Duffield on the Cohansey

>My understanding is that lacquer thinner will also dissolve shellac.

Re: removal

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>It also does a marvelous number on pigmented oil stains - as my muddy-looking kitchen baseboards will testify.

Re: removal

William Duffield on the Cohansey

>Well, if you don't like them, just rip them off and replace them with snazzy unroll and glue-down vinyl baseboards. Those come in a large selection of muddy pastel colors. Are your baseboards also redwood? If so, too bad, because they won't make very good firewood.

I agree

Jack from Maine

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final decision

Jack from Maine

>I cleaned the other one today. Tried naphtha(goof-off remover)and it did nothing. I wiped a little bit of the code off with laquer thinner and stopped when it was hard to see. Still a little finish left on the handle so I called it done. I flattened both chisels,honed them and put them both to work on some small dovetails.

I put them away for the day and as far as I'm concerned they're good. If I was really gonna get picky,I'd strip the finish,remove the labels and oil them with BLO. They cut nice and as long as they perform well,I don't think the minor mar to the handle will bother me.(but why is this necessary?)Oh well, back to work.---Jack

Re: removal

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Fir, and I can blame it on ignorant youth; we did them years ago. Fortunately, the muddiness of the stain hides the finishing nail holes I never got around to filling, due to the pressure of other projects.

Arrgh! More Bar Codes!

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>I thought they were decals, but they are not. My new collection of Bessey Tradesman bar clamps has the product info and bar codes printed on the red-painted (lacquer? enamel?) handles, too.

How annoying.