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Custom Hand Stamps: How Makers Put a Permanent Mark on Their Work
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...
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How to Make a Touchmark: A Step-by-Step Guide for Makers
A touchmark is the mark that signs your work and adding it is often one of the last steps in the creation process, so it must be done right. Steel...
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How Hume Marks Metal, Wood, and Plastic With One Custom Hand Stamp
A custom metal hand stamp presses a permanent mark into metal, wood, or plastic using a steel die cut to your exact design. The mark stays crisp and...
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The Complete Guide to Making Perfect Touchmarks
Steel stamps are an ideal option for making a touchmark because they offer a long-lasting, cost-effective tool that can be easily customized. Adding...
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Marking Stainless Steel Without Stress Concentration: A Practical Guide
Stainless steel fights back when you try to mark it. The material's work-hardening characteristics and high strength create challenges that don't...
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Stamping Knife Blades, the Right Way
Rustick Knives, in Fayettesville, NC, is run by Jack Stottlemire, a disabled veteran and small business owner. He is committed to creating the...
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Quality Inspection Stamps
Used in a variety of industries, inspection stamps are important for quality control. Quality inspection stamps need to produce a clear, legible mark...
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Stamps for Knives at Heartwood Forge
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...
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Wisconsin Hand Stamps Seals for Weights to Make them Official
States create weights and measures standards so that businesses and consumers can ensure that the things they are creating and buying are measured...
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How to Hand Stamp Metal
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...