Handle stamp

[DANA HOLMAN]

Hey guys
I need some advise on how to put a RFR in the middle of a dimond in the handle. i have never done silver inlay work and need to get these knives done by jan 9th, if there is other anyway to do please let me know
thanks
dana

[imskippy]

Burn it with hot steel or make a template and torch it? Mayeb do some kind of emblem or lettering under the finish?

[beaver#1]

make a brand with a coat hanger. or  carve it,

[DANA HOLMAN]

thanks guys
i spent about 1 1/2 hr. last night trying to make a stamp out of a piece of brass (because it was softer) then i realized i had make backwards, may try the coat hanger
dana

[OconeeDan]

Maybe not what you are looking for, but what is you bought an inlay (designed for a muzzleloading rifle), an oval shaped piece of metal.  Have it engraved by a trophy shop.  Then enlay that, it's easier than getting set up to inlay wire.  Just a thought.  Dan

[DANA HOLMAN]

Thanks Dan
thats a good thought
dana

[imskippy]

Or maybe have the blade laser etched. or the handle engraved like dan said.

[Ray Hammond]

you could also do it with an exacto to cut the edges of the letters into the knife wood... then take a dremel cutting ball tool and work the material out inside the letter edge cuts you made.

Sand if you like after- or you could make the inside like a flint knapped head with little scoop cuts. Just sand everything afterward to make it have no sharp edges.

[Ragnarok Forge]

one phrase Etch-o-Matic.  Look for some on fleabay!.