Signing your work

Re: Signing your work

Don Evans

>Doug:

Any wax based stick will work like the one's used to repair damaged furniture.

Here is another product for filling narrow engravings and offer a wide range of colors called Rub and Buff.

Available at www.treelineusa.com and other places.

Don

Re: Signing your work

John Lucas

>Doug

I've use one for years. I don't fill the egraving. I think it stand out well but isn't intrusive. I started using it when trying to sign ornaments and things made from Wenge and other dark woods. I find that you need a light touch and have to play with the depth setting until you find one you like.

I couldn't find a gold or silver pen that would write fine enough. That sounds funny. I mean a pen that would write a thin enough line. You can find them all day long in black, red, green, purple and probably other colors.

Re: Signing your work

Phil Joines, Krum, Tx

>You can use guilders paste from an art supply like Dick Blick.

If it hasn't beed waxed try the fine point gold pen from Staedtler ,gel roller, point 0.4mm, #465.

Re: Signing your work

RonZ

>I us an el cheapo engraver but have not tried filling it in, that's a good idea. The 1st time I saw it done is when Bonnie Klein signed a top for me. Talk about skill, it looked like you could use it for a computer font and it was the perfect depth. =o)

Re: Signing your work

Barry Turner

>I use a regular vibrating engraver. I don't know if it even has a "brand". You have to experiment a bit with depth. I have found it works best on end-grain. The harder the wood, the better it works. On side-grain, the point tends to follow the grain more readily. The very best woods I have found to use the engraver on? Macassar Ebony or Gaboon Ebony. They are both extremely hard. End-grain maple is not bad either. I usually like the engraver better than a fine-point black pen, because it is more subdued and doesn't detract so much from the piece if you don't do such a great job of signing your name.

Re: Signing your work

Doug in Md

>Thanks everyone for your responses. I heard from Cindy and she uses a Gold Stick engraving enhancer from Birchwood Casey. The part number is 15202. I couldn't find it on their web site so I think that you'll have to call them. I tried the Rub and Buff but it seems to leave too much gold around the engraving. I might just be dooing it wrong. When Cindy signed her piece, it was just in the engraving and looked like she had used a gold writer. Of course she had an incredible touch with the engraver and made a tiny signature completely legible.

Doug