The Durable Industrial Marking Blog

Custom Steel Stamping Dies to Mark Cutlery

Posted by Matt Martin

Zack Worrell, the owner of Monolith Studio, is a knifemaker, designer, and fabricator in Charlottesville, VA and his company is a multi-disciplinary studio specializing in the creation of high-performance knives, contemporary furnishings, and accessories. They design and fabricate for people who seek unique, hand-made, one-of-a-kind works of art that also serve a practical, functional purpose for modern living. They are designers and makers and when they need custom steel dies to make permanent marks on their cutlery they turn to Durable Technologies.

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Topics: Craftsman and Artisan, Steel Stamps and Dies, Testimonial

Stamps for Knives at Heartwood Forge

Posted by Matt Martin

Heartwood Forge is a knife making shop located in the low hills outside of Athens, Georgia. They design and hand make knives from high-performing reclaimed carbon steel and wood. Toughness and hardness are designed into the blade-perfect steel that they recycle from the lumber industry. These qualities make for a great knife but also complicate the makers mark process.

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Topics: Craftsman and Artisan, Hand Stamp Holders, Hand Stamps, Marking Hammers, Testimonial

Rustick Knives Uses Durable Steel Stamps to Stamp Handmade Knives

Posted by Matt Martin

Fayetteville, North Carolina based Rustick Knives is a disabled combat veteran-owned and operated small business. Dedicated to making one-of-a-kind custom knives, Rustick Knives uses Durable steel stamps to make permanent makers marks in their products. 

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Topics: Craftsman and Artisan, Steel Stamps and Dies, Testimonial

AKA Bindery Uses Brass Type for Bookbinding

Posted by Matt Martin

Anne Krawitz owns the AKA Bindery in Philadelphia specializing in custom clamshell boxes for valuable books and documents, as well as a full range of bookbinding, book conservation and restoration services. AKA Bindery caters to book dealers, libraries, and private collectors.

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Topics: Hot Stamping, Hot Stamping Type and Dies, Craftsman and Artisan, Brass and Steel Type and Dies, Hot Stamping Foils and Ribbons, Leather, Testimonial

Blacksmith Uses Hand Stamps to Make His Mark

Posted by Matt Martin

Joe Gentile is a guy with an interesting hobby; he makes custom iron accessories for his friends and neighbors.  When someone he knows needs a new hearth for their fireplace, or a special trivet, or unique drawer pulls, or a wood stove component, they know they can ask Joe.

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Topics: Custom Steel Hand Stamps, Craftsman and Artisan, Steel Stamps and Dies, Hand Stamps, Testimonial

Rustick Knives uses Durable's Steel Hand Stamps to Make Their Mark

Posted by Matt Martin

When Rustick Knives of Fayettesville, NC needed to mark their logo on their handcrafted knives, they turned to our experts here at Durable Technologies. 

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Topics: Craftsman and Artisan, Hand Stamps, Testimonial

Brass & Steel Type for Package Date Coding and Hot Stamping

Posted by Matt Martin

As the premier OEM-alternative type supplier in the country, Durable Technologies manufactures brass and steel dies and packaging type used for coding, imprinting, labeling, embossing and debossing. We are the largest manufacturer of replacement metal coding type for all of the popular OEM equipment including  Norwood® Imprinters, Markem® Touch Dry Coders, Jones® Cartoners, Open Date® Labelers, Norden® Tube Fillers, and many more.   

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Topics: Package Date Coding, Package Printing, Pharmaceutical, Markem Type, Norwood type, Coding Type and Dies, Hot Stamping, Hot Stamping Type and Dies, Craftsman and Artisan, Food and Beverage, Brass and Steel Type and Dies

Hand Stamps: The Art of Jewelry

Posted by Matt Martin

Kylee Tindle is the creative genius behind Spoons Full of Sugar. Using spoons of various sizes, Kylee produces beautiful handmade necklaces, bracelets, leather cuff bracelets, rings, and much more. One of the tools Kylee uses to produce these masterpieces are custom hand stamps made by Durable Technologies.

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Topics: Custom Steel Hand Stamps, Craftsman and Artisan, Marking Tools and Supplies, Hand Stamps, Jewelry, Testimonial

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