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But not just any brand will work well. Over time, after repeated heating the emblem may warp if it was made too thin. A good maker will compensate for this coming effect. Additionally, the maker should be able to ascertain how small certain features of your mark can be in order to maintain effective visual appearance. You have come up with a good design and now need to decide whether or not to get an electric model or a flame brand.
An electric model will plug in and reach the appropriate temperature in about 20 minutes. The flame brand will have to be heated with a propane torch. Either will work fine but each has their advantages, electric being convenience. The flame brand in my opinion produces a more authentic look. The brand will not be as consistent across the image, meaning it will be darker and lighter in various spots. This lends to a more handmade appearance, but this may not be what you are looking for.
Bottom line, an electric should produce a little cleaner image while a flame brand should make a more rustic image. For my work, I decided to go with flame brands. The first order of business is to get the thing hot — really, really hot. It needs to be red hot. Flame brands can be heated with a variety of methods. A barbecue grill will work but I have found that a Coleman single burner propane camp stove is ideal. Once the heating method is established, then experiment with various species.
I soon realized that different woods will brand in dramatically different ways. As a general rule, soft woods with very low moisture contents will brand quickly, whereas very dense woods will take a little more pressure.
Hardwoods like oak and cherry seem to brand the easiest, and by that I mean once the brand is hot, even pressure for three or four seconds produces a great brand. I work with a lot of reclaimed Longleaf heart pine, and this is a little trickier. This species is full of pitch and the heat will draw this out. It takes longer to produce a deep brand and the pitch will run out and escape when the heat touches it.
Not enough pressure or not enough time will cause a weak image and you will have to sand it out and do it again. How will you know how long on any of the species?
Well, that answer is a learn-by-doing sort of thing, but I can tell you that it should smoke. A lot. When I brand my pieces I open all the windows in the shop or do it on the porch because a red hot brand will cause the smoke to pour off.
Now you have to clean up the image. There are a lot of ways to do this, and once again it depends on species. If you are branding a species that has pitch, this will have come to the surface in a crusty, gooey film all around the brand. Everything from wooden tables to leather accessories, and even burger buns! What Our Customers Say I wasn't quite sure what size brand to get and whether my design would work as a brand there were find details in my design so I sent them an email with a picture of what I had in mind.
They replied very quickly a couple hours with their thoughts. After I ordered, they sent me a picture of a test of my brand on wood so I could approve or make changes. After I approved, my brand was shipped and got to me very quickly. The brand itself looks fantastic and is very well made I got the electric with a brass head , I think this thing will last decades. The whole process went smoothly and quickly, and I'm very excited about my brand.



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