The Durable Industrial Marking Blog

Stamping Knife Blades the Right Way

Posted by Matt Martin

Rustick Knives, in Fayettesville, NC, is run by Jack Stottlemire, a disabled veteran and small business owner.  He is committed to creating the absolute best combat knives for our brave servicemen and women.  He is a retired Army Special Operations Sergeant Major who spent many years serving his country in special operations so he knows what make a knife unique and effective.

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

Quality Inspection Stamps

Posted by Matt Martin

Used in a variety of industries, inspection stamps are important for quality control. Quality inspection stamps need to produce a clear, legible mark and, in some instances, the mark they make needs to be permanent.

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Topics: Hand Stamp Holders, Hand Stamps, Handheld Marking, Marking Hammers, Inspection Stamps

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

Wisconsin Hand Stamps Seals for Weights to Make them Official

Posted by Matt Martin

States create weights and measures standards so that businesses and consumers can ensure that the things they are creating and buying are measured accurately and consistently.  The Wisconsin Department of Weights and Measures is required to permanently mark a lead seal for each cast iron weight they produce.  This seal is the last step in the verification and authentication process and permanently marks the seal and weight with the state initials and year.  This seal ensures that no one can tamper with the weight and the seal is the last thing done to broadcast to the world that this is an accurate and official weight from the state of WI.

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Topics: Custom Steel Hand Stamps, Hand Stamp Holders, Hand Stamps, Marking Hammers, Testimonial

How to Hand Stamp Metal

Posted by Matt Martin

One of our most popular part marking solutions are steel hand stamps and we've dedicated a number of posts recently to discussing the various kinds of hand stamps that we manufacture. Steel hand stamps are versatile and long lasting, made from a special grade of tool steel to resist spalling and mushrooming. Steel hand stamps also allow for a wide range of design options and can be custom made to satisfy almost any part marking requirement.

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Topics: Hand Stamp Holders, Hand Stamps, Handheld Marking, Marking Hammers, Steel

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