On this site you’ll find guidance for what the limits are for minimum line thickness and minimum sized gaps (like holes in letters). That’s great, but how does one go about measuring things in an image to see if they are too small? I do all of this when I work on a branding iron …
My customers have the most clever ideas. One that I really like is both useful and memorable. Over the past several years, I’ve made a lot of irons that people use to brand tree slices or more elaborate coasters for commemorating their weddings or keeping their businesses in front of their customers. Here is a …
I love it when I pick up an item and it tells me a little bit of its story. Who made it? Where did it came from? How old is it? Are there more like it? I’m proud that my irons are made in the USA and the state of Ohio and mark them as …
If you look at one of the branding irons I make, you’ll see that the part that does the branding is raised and the parts that are unbranded are cut back from it. I have done experiments to determine what works and what doesn’t. The below image is a test burn I made with my …
YST002-How I make branding irons and why sizes matter. Read More »
Yes, you can just snap a photo of a signature and email it in and we’ll make it into a branding iron. —BUT— There are some things you can do to save design time so you get your iron faster and with better fidelity. Camera Position: Take the Photo with the Lens straight up from …
A really popular way to put a unique mark on a piece is to make a signature branding ion. These are really easy for you to create: Take a straight-on photo of a signature [ See our guide here for some tips ] Use our contact form to tell us you would like an iron …